Red

Vinha Paz Colheita Red (Dão)

Portugal

Fact sheet

carne vermelha grelhada · cordeiro assado · churrasco · queijos curados · cozidos portugueses · carnes de caça

201591 pts

Structured with a strong mineral character, this is a full rich wine. Its density comes from the fermentation in stone lagars giving richness and opulence. The wood aging has added to the smoothness that is balanced by the intense acidity of the black currant fruits at the end.…
201492 pts

This is a new wine from Vinha Paz. It is right up to the standards of the vineyard's reds: a beautifully perfumed, ripe wine that has Encruzado in the blend. Rich, full of yellow and spicy fruits, it is both structured, toasty and intense. Drinkable now.
201391 pts

Using the four main grapes of the Dão region—Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Jaen—this is an impressive wine, with solid tannins and a crushed-stone texture. Black currant fruits are set against perfumed acidity and a dense structure which needs to soften for the…
201188 pts

A huge wine, as indicated by the alcohol, this is dark, dense and extracted. It has bitter chocolate and sweet licorice flavors, strong signs of the wood aging, along with juicy blackberry fruit. Powerful and concentrated, it needs to age. Drink from 2016.
200890 pts

The structure is the thing here, a square, firmly tannic wine. The dry core of this impressive wine spreads out to the dark plum skin and loganberry flavors, solid and finely angled.