Casa da Passarella 'A Descoberta' Rosso 2022

Made in stone lagares and aged in cement tanks and large old wooden vats, this is a typical Dão blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro and Jaen. A compelling advertisement for varietal blends.

Supple, fleshy, spicy, with delicate tannin and subtle oak. From the lead-off, cherry-choc fruit is replete with Dão granite and laden with wiry dark herbs. It’s fleshy-meaty and mineral-fresh, round, with good movement and fruit-earth interplay. It has excellent presence in the mouth but is not reliant on weight for the show. Wonderfully composed, effortless in affect. Gorgeous delicate tannin is the frame, rimming the mouth and allowing the fruit and spicy acid to radiate. Bloody charming, and endlessly so!

Although the fruits are in a dark register, and slightly gamey, this briary red is savoury, elegant and breezy. Importer's notes.