Udaca
Dão Red Blend
Dão, Beiras, Portugal
High-toned berry fruit and pungent crushed rock. Fruity up front and then a high-acid, minerally finish.
High-toned berry fruit and pungent crushed rock. Fruity up front and then a high-acid, minerally finish.
Jun 15th, 2019
Paired with homemade spaghetti & meatballs. Medium bodied, mild tannins with earthy aromas & taste.
Paired with homemade spaghetti & meatballs. Medium bodied, mild tannins with earthy aromas & taste.
2 people found it helpfulFeb 7th, 2016Soft upfront tannins. Quick finish with no back. Easily drinkable but not memorable.
Soft upfront tannins. Quick finish with no back. Easily drinkable but not memorable.
2 people found it helpfulMar 7th, 2015Tasting the 2014 vintage, I gather this was bottled in 2016 marking 50 years since Udaca formed back in 1966. Its anniversary also celebrates a classic throwback label. Never more has Udaca been so full of Dão personality. Medium bodied, with floral high notes, a core of brambly fruit, and a wisp of clove and star anise, it is a red for we who enjoy the racy reds of the Loire in warm vintages. A lovely little red!
Tasting the 2014 vintage, I gather this was bottled in 2016 marking 50 years since Udaca formed back in 1966. Its anniversary also celebrates a classic throwback label. Never more has Udaca been so full of Dão personality. Medium bodied, with floral high notes, a core of brambly fruit, and a wisp of clove and star anise, it is a red for we who enjoy the racy reds of the Loire in warm vintages. A lovely little red!
Jun 23rd, 2016Moderate red fruits and tannins. Lots of stony character.
Moderate red fruits and tannins. Lots of stony character.
Dec 5th, 2020
Everything I want in a wine. Dry, fruity, full, and affordable.
Everything I want in a wine. Dry, fruity, full, and affordable.
Aug 28th, 2020Great price, nice table wine. Drank the whole bottle with pizza, no regrets.
Great price, nice table wine. Drank the whole bottle with pizza, no regrets.
May 18th, 2020Love it. But first a preamble.
Way back 25 years ago Spanish and Portuguese wines were an amazing bargain. They were the real deal old world wines. But then it changed and we started getting Iberian peninsula wines which were weird fruity new world things. So it was a thrill to find a wine all in Portuguese, not one designed for this market. Label not in English . The real thing. Blend of Tinto Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Jean and Alfrichiero. Earthy barnyard. Terroir. Superb.
Love it. But first a preamble.
Way back 25 years ago Spanish and Portuguese wines were an amazing bargain. They were the real deal old world wines. But then it changed and we started getting Iberian peninsula wines which were weird fruity new world things. So it was a thrill to find a wine all in Portuguese, not one designed for this market. Label not in English . The real thing. Blend of Tinto Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Jean and Alfrichiero. Earthy barnyard. Terroir. Superb.
Nice quaffer, good value, good every day wine, earthy in the sense of a ganache, my wife hated it. 2013
Nice quaffer, good value, good every day wine, earthy in the sense of a ganache, my wife hated it. 2013
Aug 30th, 2017