Mary Taylor Dao Branco

Our wine from the Dão is from the Quinta do Covão in the stunning village of Sandomil, with its fluvial beach in the river Alva and its old Roman bridge, nestled in the Beira Alta subzone, near the city of Seia. The vineyards of the Quinta are scattered along the slopes of the Estrela mountain range, deeply in a continental climate with high altitudes where cool nights follow warm sunshine. This climate, combined with granitic soils and fresh river water, is ideal for growing grapes with high acidity and making wines that can be cellared. 

John Gilman - View from the Cellar - 93 points: “The 2023 Dão Branca from Lúcia Ferreira is crafted a cépages of thirty-five percent Encruzado, thirty-two percent Malvasia Fina, nineteen percent Bical and fourteen percent Gouveio. The wine is fermented with native yeasts and raised in stainless steel tanks. The wine’s bouquet is bright and impressively complex, wafting from the glass in a mix of green apple, fresh lime, salty, stony soil tones, lemongrass, white flowers and a touch of citrus peel in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, vibrant and precise, with a superb core of fruit, outstanding soil signature and grip, a lovely spine of acidity and a long, impeccably balanced and complex finish. This is outstanding juice and an absolute steal for its pricetag ! 2025-2030+.”