Winery Quinta da PelladaDão Álvaro Castro Encruzado
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado from the Winery Quinta da Pellada
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado of Winery Quinta da Pellada in the region of Beiras is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado of Winery Quinta da Pellada in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado
Pairings that work perfectly with Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado
Original food and wine pairings with Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado
The Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado of Winery Quinta da Pellada matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and shrimp wok with curry, tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter or quick fish parmentier.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta da Pellada's Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado.
Discover the grape variety: Folignan
Folignan blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. Folignan blanc can be found cultivated in the following vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dão Álvaro Castro Encruzado from Winery Quinta da Pellada are 0, 2017, 2010
Informations about the Winery Quinta da Pellada
The Winery Quinta da Pellada is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Dão to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dão
The wine region of Dão is located in the region of Beiras of Portugal. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Dão, producing 1397 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dão go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Beiras
Beiras (Beira) is a traditional administrative region in the northern half of Portugal. It is also the name of the IGP, or Indicacoes Geograficas Protegidas, wine classification (formerly known as Vinho Regional) which covers the region as a whole. A wide range of wines are made in Beiras – red wines from the region are typically Rich, deeply colored wines made from Baga, Castelão, Rufete (Tinto Pinheira), Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Touriga Nacional, and are sometimes fortified to emulate their more famous Oporto cousins. Whites are most often based on Fernão Pires and Bical, the latter being a small-berried variety with the affectionate nickname Borrado das Moscaos ('fly droppings').
The word of the wine: Turbidity
The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
