Cota 700 Dão

The vineyard is planted following the traditional plantation methods, in poor granite soils, with large schist outcrops, where you can have a magnificent perspective of the highness of the Mountain Serra da Estrela. The grapes for this delicious wine were completely destemmed to small stainless steel tanks, where they macerated for 24h at a low temperature, before starting the fermentation with selected yeast. After the fermentation, the wine was kept in stainless steel vats until release.

Cota 700 is vivid ruby in colour with aromas of black mulberry, blackberries and a touch of pine needle. The palate is lively and fresh, with sweet black fruit flavours framed by elegant tannins on the finish. Try with oven-baked cod, cured meats, barbecue, grilled chicken or pasta.

Carlos Lucas, a pioneer of modern-style Portuguese wines and a talented winemaker with nearly 30 years of experience, has replanted the vineyards at Quinta do Ribeiro Santo where his Dão wines are created from the area’s poor granite soils. Vineyards are managed using an integrated crop management system, with grapes harvested by hand into small boxes and careful selection in the vineyard, in order to produce a modern expression of authentic Portuguese varieties.