Porta Dos Cavaleiros

Dão Touriga Nacional

9.035 ratings
9.18 pro ratings
Dão, Beiras, Portugal
Touriga Nacional
Potato, Tomato-Based, Venison, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Chocolate & Caramel, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Pasta, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pork, Beef
Top Notes For
Olivia Ragni

Drinking lovely! This producer holds back their wines until they feel ready to release, this 1980 is a current release! Still showing fruit, leather and "crispness" as the Portuguese would say.

Drinking lovely! This producer holds back their wines until they feel ready to release, this 1980 is a current release! Still showing fruit, leather and "crispness" as the Portuguese would say.

1 person found it helpfulJun 16th, 2015
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.1

Lovely and rich. Great tertiary elements. Great nose and finish.

Lovely and rich. Great tertiary elements. Great nose and finish.

May 12th, 2017
Georgia Blume Sugerman

1985. Very cool!

1985. Very cool!

Jan 26th, 2015
Phil Kessling

Still has color and fruit. Some oak and tannins give it structure and weight.

Still has color and fruit. Some oak and tannins give it structure and weight.

Jul 19th, 2021
Alexander Vadas

Savory and youthful

Savory and youthful

Feb 14th, 2018
Chris Chiapparelli

Stinky at first. Needed a few hours. Maybe even better the next morning. Having no frame of reference for 37 year old Dao I can't say how it stacks up but certainly a really interesting and different wine. Even if you like to try to use words to describe smells, this one is hard to pin down.

Stinky at first. Needed a few hours. Maybe even better the next morning. Having no frame of reference for 37 year old Dao I can't say how it stacks up but certainly a really interesting and different wine. Even if you like to try to use words to describe smells, this one is hard to pin down.

May 4th, 2017
Julien S.

Eminently drinkable. Paired equally well with scallops and duck.

Eminently drinkable. Paired equally well with scallops and duck.

Jan 14th, 2017
Benjamin King

At belcanto

At belcanto

Aug 3rd, 2016
Matt Chaney

Candied aspects in the nose. Sweet plum, oily leather, cardamom, and a nice bright acidity. Decanted for about 5 hours. Still has cellar life, but drinking really well now.

Candied aspects in the nose. Sweet plum, oily leather, cardamom, and a nice bright acidity. Decanted for about 5 hours. Still has cellar life, but drinking really well now.

Feb 1st, 2016
Peter Brush

Corked

Corked

Jan 13th, 2016