About this product
Single-variety Encruzado from granite hillsides at 600m; fermented in barrel with lees stirring — white peach, toasted almond, fennel pollen, and a stony granite mineral depth.
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Encruzado's granite weight and stone-fruit richness bridge the intense creaminess of the mountain's most celebrated cheese.
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The wine's weight and golden fruit complement the crackling richness of the Portuguese suckling pig tradition.
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The Dão-Beiras tradition of smoked sausage and bean stew with fresh coriander finds a natural match in Encruzado's herbal mineral character.
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The mountain stream trout of the Serra da Estrela and Encruzado from the plateau below share a granite mineral character.
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