Dão

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyards must be established on predominantly granitic soils of the non-humic brown litholic type, with some outcroppings of non-humic brown Mediterranean schist soils also present.
• The region is encircled by a ring of mountain ranges — Caramulo to the west, Buçaco to the south, Nave to the north, and Estrela to the east — which shelter it from the moist Atlantic air masses of the coast and from harsh continental winds.
• The hydrographic network follows a rigid pattern shaped by the relief, with the rivers Dão and Mondego running largely parallel to one another as they traverse the entire granitic massif.
• The region has a temperate climate, cold and rainy in winter and very hot and dry in summer.
• The Dão region is characterised by rugged terrain, with a terroir and climate that exhibit a wide temperature range. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The Região Demarcada do Dão was established on an unrecorded date in 1908, making it the first demarcated region for non-fortified wines in the country and the second demarcated wine region overall. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The Touriga Nacional variety is regarded as the noblest, producing wines with good alcoholic strength, intense aromas, full body, refined tannins, and considerable ageing potential. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the specification (caderno de especificações).

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-PT-A1534
• Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão