Region

The Demarcated Region of Dão is located in Beira Alta in the north and center of Portugal and is protected from the wind by four mountain ranges: Caramulo, Montemuro, Buçaco and Estrela.

The vineyards are located between 400 and 700 meters of altitude, in plateaus with schistose and granitic soils that are somewhat superficial and where pine woods are plentiful. This soil produces full bodied wines with an enhanced ability to age in the bottle. The continental climate present in the Dão region is composed of very cold and rainy winters and very warm and dry summers.

Initially developed by the clergy, specifically by the monks of Cister. In 1908, the vineyard became the second Demarcated Region in Portugal. The first for still wines. With Portugal’s entrance in the EU in 1986, the vineyards went through a restructuring process, including new wine making techniques and the selection of appropriate vine varieties.

The Dão region offers a large diversity of vine varieties including the reds Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Tinta Roriz and the whites Encruzado, Bical, Cerceal and Malvasia Fina.