Winery Quinta dos RoquesDão Branco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Dão Branco from the Winery Quinta dos Roques
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dão Branco of Winery Quinta dos Roques in the region of Beiras is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dão Branco of Winery Quinta dos Roques in the region of Beiras often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Dão Branco
Pairings that work perfectly with Dão Branco
Original food and wine pairings with Dão Branco
The Dão Branco of Winery Quinta dos Roques matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, tuna rillettes or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta dos Roques's Dão Branco.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dão Branco from Winery Quinta dos Roques are 2017, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Quinta dos Roques
The Winery Quinta dos Roques is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 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: Nervous
Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.
