Cycling Ecopista do Dão One Way, full-day from Coimbra
After hotel pickup in Coimbra, we take direction to activity start in Viseu. Day dedicated to bicycle touring on an old railway branch that has 130 years of transpor...
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs6 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: orange blossom, pear, lime, fine vanilla
Palate: elegant frame, balanced weight, harmonious close
Straw-citrine Encruzado with Malvasia Fina, barrel fermented with bâtonnage: orange blossom, pear and lime beside a fine vanilla note.
What it pairs with
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Grilled sea bass
A medium-bodied barrel-fermented white has the weight for a whole grilled fish and the acidity for the lemon. -
Chicken with lemon and herbs
Orange blossom and lime in the glass echo the citrus in the marinade. -
Goat's cheese salad
Bâtonnage gives enough texture to stand up to fresh cheese without flattening it.
Facts
- Producer
- Soito Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado, Malvasia Fina
- Classification
- DOC Dão
- Oak
- Barrel fermented with bâtonnage
- ABV
- 13.6%
- Price
- €13-16 at the cellar door
- Drinking window
- 1-6 from vintage
Frequently asked about Soito Encruzado
What does Soito Encruzado taste like?
Straw-citrine in colour with a fresh, complex aroma of orange blossom, pear and lime flanked by fine vanilla. The structure is elegant with good balance and harmony.
What grapes are in Soito Encruzado?
Encruzado with Malvasia Fina, both produced and vinified in barrel at Quinta do Soito.
How long is Soito Encruzado aged?
It is fermented in barrel with bâtonnage, which is unusual for a wine at this price and gives it the texture the estate is after.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão