This wine comes from the highest vines in the Dão region – and all of Portugal for that matter! These vines represent an authentic mountain vineyard as the only sites in the region cultivated in terraces, planted between 100 and 600 meters. Their extreme altitude and climate, protected from the intense winds from Spain and distanced from the sea air mass of the Atlantic, mark an exceptional territory that translate into wines of unique character.
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Wine Description
Reviews / Scores / Notes
Dão Tinto 2019: “60% touriga nacional, 40% tinta roriz. Terraced vineyards on granite in the high altitude Seia sub zone. Dark red black./ Oh, that’s got the granite basis too. Plus sweet fruit. Plus the grand scale of nacional. Douro set in Dao gives a unique combo of impressions./ Ample fruit presence in body, texture, and flavor of the class varietals, which are more trans-Portugal than specific to Dao. They give a more yielding interpretation of a Dao at this age. Plenty of suavity at age five plus nacional innate tannin left to shed, albeit fine grained and manageable. Long, flavorful, chewy aftertaste. 17.0+.”
-David Scheer, Village Corner, Ann Arbor, MI
This wine from the Dão is by Quinta do Covão in the stunning village of Sandomil, with its fluvial beach in the river Alva and its old Roman bridge, nestled in the Beira Alta subzone, near the city of Seia. The vineyards of the Quinta are scattered along the slopes of the Estrela mountain range, deep in a continental climate with high altitudes where cool nights follow warm sunshine. This climate, combined with granitic soils and fresh river water, is ideal for growing grapes with high acidity and making wines that can be cellared. Lucia Ferreira, sister to our Douro winemaker, Filipe Ferreira, oversees the viticulture and vinification here.
Both fresh and firm, this wine is persistent across the palate showing versatility and elegance with toasty elements accompanying fresh red fruits and soft tannins.
Size: 750ml
Appellation: Dão DO
Soil Type: Granite
Varieties: 60% Touriga Nacional, 40% Tinta Roriz
Farming: Sustainable HVE 3
Sulphur: 17 mg/L
Alcohol: 13.5%
Aging Details: Stainless steel
