Carlos Raposo Impecável Encruzado Branco DOC Dão 2023

A pure celebration of Encruzado, the queen white grape of the Dão, made 100% from the variety that was born in this region. No wood, moderate alcohol, all freshness and gastronomy — a wine of pure pleasure.

The fruit comes from 30–50 year-old vineyards in Terras de Senhorim, the Dão sub-region best suited to whites, on granite soils. Hand-harvested, gently handled and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with malolactic and six months' ageing in tank before bottling — no oak at any stage.

Delicate and precise: yellow-fleshed fruit and light citrus over the variety's characteristic mineral freshness, with good volume in the mouth and a clean, refreshing finish. A wine to drink for pure pleasure, and very much at home at the table.

Region: Dão (Terras de Senhorim), Portugal
Grape Variety: 100% Encruzado
Vineyards: 30–50 years, granite, 400–600 m
Winemaking: Stainless steel, malolactic, 6 months on lees; unwooded
Vegan friendly: Yes

Impecável is the Dão range from Carlos Raposo's World Wild Wines — pure, elegant, gastronomic wines built to celebrate good food and good company. Raposo, born in the Dão, trained seven years in Bordeaux and Burgundy before nearly a decade making the icons at Niepoort (Batuta, Coche, Redoma Reserva); these are his own wines, from 30–50 year-old vineyards on the region's granite soils, made without wood so the fruit and the place speak clearly.