Red

Pape

Alvaro Castro

Portugal

Fact sheet

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

Food pairing

lamb · game meat · rich meat dishes · aged cheeses

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.