Àlvaro Castro

Dão Red Blend

8.842 ratings

8.82 pro ratings

Dão, Beiras, Portugal

Red Blend

Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese

Top Notes For

8.4

A solid red, little reduced in the nose and on the palate, fruit, good acidity, good wine with food with some grip, gets better with some air, little too young,

A solid red, little reduced in the nose and on the palate, fruit, good acidity, good wine with food with some grip, gets better with some air, little too young,

Jan 14th, 2022

8.7

Some VA on open but cleared up after a bit, floral nose, fruity dark berries mid palate, finishes w a bit of tannic grip. Drinks like a firmer, darker Beaujolais but not quite as nimble or graceful

Some VA on open but cleared up after a bit, floral nose, fruity dark berries mid palate, finishes w a bit of tannic grip. Drinks like a firmer, darker Beaujolais but not quite as nimble or graceful

Apr 25th, 2017

9.0

Black currant

Black currant

Mar 16th, 2017

8.7

Very big.

Very big.

Feb 4th, 2017

8.4

Husvin.

Husvin.

Dec 26th, 2016

8.9

Great for the price

Great for the price

May 24th, 2016

Juvenile Handclapper

8.5

Le vin qui me réconcilie avec le touriga nacíonal. Bel équilibre, très agréable.

Le vin qui me réconcilie avec le touriga nacíonal. Bel équilibre, très agréable.

Nov 22nd, 2015

Caleb Pietrafesa

7.5

Not a ton of depth. Pretty good.

Not a ton of depth. Pretty good.

Aug 6th, 2015

9.0

2009 vintage

2009 vintage

Feb 2nd, 2015

8.2

This was good. Started off a little astringent but really opened up into jammy-mess. Very obscure varietals in this wine.

This was good. Started off a little astringent but really opened up into jammy-mess. Very obscure varietals in this wine.

Oct 9th, 2014