A nicely balanced and relatively complex Dão red, especially at this price, which is still fresh and ageing slowly....

This is an inexpensive, fairly basic Dao but it does capture the tension I like from this region, as well as the...

The nose has graphite, cherry, steely and bretty notes, with good intensity, while the medium-full bodied palate offers savoury, earthy aroma replays surrounded by rough tannins that still need some time to soften. Acids are very good. Finish length is medium-long. Blend of 5 local varietals. Let this one sit for at least another 2-3 years. Tasted June/2017. Score: 88+ pts

Fairly light and quite acidic. An undercurrent of earthiness (is this the Baga?). But very refreshing and enjoyable and I will buy another bottle while it is still available.