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...
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Latest scored vintage 2016: best 2018 to 2028.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
| Critic | Vintage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Wine Advocate reviewed 2020 | 2016 | 90/100 |
Scores as published by each critic for the vintage shown.
In the glass
Aroma: orange flower, lemon verbena, lime, wet granite
Palate: mineral almost saline, slightly unctuous, gripping close
Straw yellow with green tints, rich floral aromatics of orange flower and lemon verbena over wet granite, and a mineral, almost saline palate.
What it pairs with
- Roast turbot The wine is concentrated and gripping enough that the producer's reviewer calls it a food wine, not a sipper.
- Salt cod with chickpeas Saline minerality runs alongside the cod's cure.
- Veal escalope with lemon The barrel weight lets an Encruzado take white meat.
With cheese
Queijo Serra da Estrela
Our pick Serra da Estrela's paste is buttery, unctuous and only slightly acidulous. A dry Encruzado white has the acidity to cut that cream and enough texture of its own to match the cheese's soft, rich body.
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho
Our pick Velho is strong, lightly peppery and salty. A Reserva, Grande Reserva or oak-aged Encruzado has the depth from age, lees or wood to meet it, and its acidity cuts through the aged fat while the salt sets off the fruit.
Facts
- Producer
- Soito Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Encruzado (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- Oak
- Classic vinification at controlled temperature with partial ageing in French oak barrels and six months of bâtonnage
- ABV
- 14.4%
- Price
- €25 at the cellar door
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Soito Encruzado Reserva
What does Soito Encruzado Reserva taste like?
The producer's cited note describes straw yellow with slight green tints, rich floral aromas of orange flower and lemon verbena, lemon leaf, lime, pear and wet-granite minerality with soft vanilla from well integrated wood. The palate is very fresh, mineral almost to the point of saline, balanced and slightly unctuous.
How long is Soito Encruzado Reserva aged?
Classic vinification at controlled temperature, then partial ageing in French oak barrels with bâtonnage over six months.
Has Soito Encruzado Reserva been reviewed?
Mark Squires scored the 2016 at 90 points for Wine Advocate in February 2020, calling it concentrated and gripping and noting that it needs a food pairing.
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