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 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 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: raspberry, light blueberry, cinnamon, clove, fresh vanilla
Palate: velvety round tannin, balsamic edge, pine-needle note, mineral finish
Varietal Jaen from a strict selection: raspberry and light blueberry with cinnamon and clove, velvety tannins and a balsamic, pine-scented close.
What it pairs with
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Roast suckling goat
Velvety tannin suits young roasted meat that would be bruised by a grippier red. -
Duck rice
The cinnamon and clove notes sit inside the spicing of arroz de pato. -
Roast chestnuts and cured ham
The wine's balsamic, pine-needle register works with autumn nuts and salt.
Facts
- Producer
- Soito Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Jaen (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Dão Reserva
- ABV
- 14.4%
- Price
- €30 at the cellar door
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Soito Reserva Jaen
What does Soito Reserva Jaen taste like?
Red with garnet flecks, showing raspberry and light blueberry complicated by cinnamon and clove and framed by fresh vanilla. The body is elegant and balanced with velvety, round tannins, balsamic and pine-needle notes, and a long, fresh, mineral finish.
What grapes are in Soito Reserva Jaen?
One hundred percent Jaen from a careful selection of the emblematic Dão variety grown at Quinta do Soito.
How much Soito Reserva Jaen is made?
The estate declares 2,933 bottles of 0.75 litres plus 95 magnums for the 2017 release, so it is a small-volume bottling.
Tags
Taste it where it is made: tours and tastings in Dão