Red

Alvaro Castro Pape Red (Dão)

Alvaro Castro

Portugal

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Touriga Nacional
Country
Portugal
Appellation
Dão
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

cordeiro · carne de caça · pratos de carne ricos · queijos curados

Rated vintages

  • 200895 pts

    Here is a powerful, dense wine, with modest alcohol— thanks to the Dão's mountain climate and granite soil. Pape is a top wine from Alvaro Castro made predominantly from Touriga Nacional. Perfumed, elegant and structured, with plenty of concentration, this is a wine for serious…

  • 200795 pts

    A rich and powerful wine, dense and chewy. Its tannins dominate a wine that is still young. The damson and blackberry fruits give richness and acidity. Combined, the structure and the fruit make an imposing, potentially long-lived wine.