Winemaker Notes
Elegant, intense and complex nose with dominance of the mineral and flinty notes. Hints of citrus fruits, flowers and thyme. Great freshness and elegance in the mouth. Great texture and structure, fantastic acidity with lingering after taste. 100% Encruzado.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
This single-vineyard Burgundy-beater from Quinta da Turquide, Silgueiros, is my pick of Nuno Mira do O’s impressive multi-regional portfolio. Arrow-straight, pure and linear, with vanillin oak, punchy grapefruity acidity, with darting lime juice, lemon rind, pips and pith animation. Finishes long, with scintillating freshness, a mineral undertow and a classy, whisper of smoky oak.
There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
Producing some of the country’s most dignified and mineral-driven red wines, Dão is positioned in north central Portugal where granite mountains surround and shelter the region from any Atlantic maritime influence. Summers are long and warm; winters see abundant rainfall.
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