Underdog Grape · Portugal

Encruzado

If you love a textured, oak-kissed white and resent what white Burgundy now costs, Encruzado is the grape to know. It is Portugal's most serious white, and almost nobody outside Portugal is asking for it yet.

Tasting profile
Lemon, white peach, and a cool streak of pine over wet granite, with a waxy weight that fills the mouth without ever turning heavy.
Where it grows
Dão, Portugal
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Dão, Portugal

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