{"title":"Encruzado","description":"\u003ch1\u003e Buy or order Encruzado wine\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\n The Encruzado grape is used for white wine. Encruzado is a grape native to Portugal, and winemakers in this country have specialized in this grape. Therefore, Portuguese winemakers are proud of the Portuguese wines made with this grape. When most people think of wine from Portugal, they immediately think of Port. The Vinhos Borges winery in Portugal has made this Encruzado a success.","products":[{"product_id":"meia-encosta-wit","title":"Meia Encosta White","description":"This beautiful Portuguese winery, Vinhos Borges, has made a significant contribution to Portuguese winemaking. The winery has been active since 1884 and was founded by brothers Antonio and Francisco. With immense passion and dedication, Vinhos Borges has grown into a global player, producing some of the finest wines, including this Dão Meia Encosta white wine. This white wine originated in 1970 when a new vineyard was purchased in Dão. Their goal was simply to produce the finest and, above all, affordable white Dão wine in Portugal. And they've more than succeeded, because this is truly stunning.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e The composition of this white Dão Meia Encosta\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \nThe old vineyard is now mature and is yielding the winemaker a top-notch harvest. Various local grape varieties are used, including Malvasia Fina, Encruzado, Bical, and Fernão Pires. These grapes thrive in a wonderful climate with abundant sunshine, falling nighttime temperatures, and nutrient-rich, mature soil. All this contributes to the top harvest, which is harvested early in the morning. This minimizes the risk of damage and prevents the grapes from oxidizing.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Full and very powerful this Dão Meia Encosta wine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\n Once the grapes are harvested one by one, the blend for this white Dão Meia Encosta is created. The entire wine is aged for a full four months on the lees, giving it greater power and depth. This translates into aromas of lime, passion fruit, and a touch of anise on the nose. The palate is fresh and a true thirst-quencher, with abundant lemon notes interspersed with hints of green apple and pear. The finish reveals plenty of finesse and some light green herbs such as mint leaves.","brand":"Verbunt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42775804510287,"sku":"11133","price":8.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/9358\/0879\/files\/dao-meia-encosta-witte-wijn_11133.webp?v=1770121060"},{"product_id":"taboadella-1255-encruzado-reserva","title":"Taboadella 1255 Encruzado Reserva","description":"The power of Portuguese wines is becoming increasingly distinctive worldwide. For centuries, Portugal was known solely for its fortified port wine. However, we are now at a tipping point: \"regular\" Portuguese wine is suddenly becoming highly appreciated. This has been a long process, in which Taboadella has been present from the very beginning. It began in 1986, when Portugal joined the European Union. The sudden release of agricultural subsidies allowed small, local winemakers to start exporting their wines in a commercially viable way. After numerous investments and innovations in Portuguese wines, they finally made their breakthrough in the 1920s.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e The Portuguese wines of Taboadella\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \nTaboadella's winery has also been secretly crucial to this revival of Portuguese wines. Taboadella's own estate is the Amorim Group. Besides wine and port, Portugal is also the world's leading producer of cork—the Amorim Group plays a significant role in this. Since the turn of the 20th century, they have increasingly focused on viticulture. They first acquired the famous Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhore do Carmo, but also acquired an abandoned vineyard in Dao, just outside Porto. The name of this vineyard is Taboadella.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Impressions of Taboadella 1255 Encruzado Reserva\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \nTaboadella's vineyards—a whopping 40 hectares in total—are dedicated solely to indigenous varieties. The previously planted international varieties have all been uprooted to make way for the magnificent grapes of Portuguese culture. As a result, you'll find some rather unknown grape varieties, such as the Encruzado. This grape variety shares many similarities with the well-known Chardonnay, but in our opinion, it possesses just that little bit of \"je ne sais quoi.\" Thanks to its oak aging, Taboadella 1255 Encruzado Reserva develops impressive notes of ripe pear, tropical peach, and toasted oak. A nutty hint rises from the glass. The fine, rounded mineral notes that define Taboadella 1255 Encruzado Reserva are striking.","brand":"Vinites","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42775844520015,"sku":"13677","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/9358\/0879\/files\/taboadella-1255-encruzado-reserva_13677.webp?v=1771589144"},{"product_id":"taboadella-1255-villae-wit","title":"Taboadella 1255 Villae Wit","description":"When you think of Portuguese wines, port, the fortified wine Portugal has been famous for for centuries, often comes to mind. However, nothing is as unique as the \"regular\" wines that come from Portugal. This Southern European country boasts a wide variety of indigenous grape varieties, which are increasingly finding their way to consumers. Taboadella winery is also using this \"Unique Selling Point\" of Portugal to easily win European wine lovers over with its wines.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e The wines of Taboadella\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \nFor years—and in fact, it still is—Portugal has been not only an excellent wine producer but also the largest producer of cork. One of the most important producers is the Amorim Group. They were long a leader in the cork industry, but with the dawn of the new century, they began to feel a bit uneasy. Gradually, the company became a conglomerate, focusing increasingly on winemaking. Twenty years ago, they acquired Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Since 2018, they have managed Taboadella, located in Dao, south of Porto. International varieties were harvested and native varieties were planted, thus paying tribute to Portuguese viticulture.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Buy Taboadella 1255 Villae wine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \nTaboadella Winery offers a variety of wines, each highlighting indigenous grape varieties. Despite their relative obscurity, they are truly exceptional in terms of quality and flavor. For the white wine Taboadella 1255 Villae, they selected three indigenous grape varieties, unfamiliar to the average wine drinker, but well worth experiencing. Taboadella 1255 Villae is a balanced blend of Encruzado, Bical, and Cerceal-Branco. Unknown, yet together they create a truly magnificent wine. Think sweet, ripe melon, invigorating citrus, and the characteristic aromas of quince. Thanks to the abundant Bical grape, Taboadella 1255 Villae also has a refined floral character.","brand":"Vinites","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42775890919503,"sku":"13678","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/9358\/0879\/files\/taboadella-1255-villae_13678.webp?v=1771589144"}],"url":"https:\/\/perfectewijn.be\/en\/collections\/druif-encruzado.oembed","provider":"Perfecte Wijn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}