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Crispest
Dão Red
High acidity
Most tannic
Douro Red
High tannin
Lowest typical price
Alentejo Red
About €14 a bottle
Best value
Douro Red
4/5 · +0.7 pts vs. price trend
Taste profile
Scores run 1–5 for a typical example. Individual producers and vintages vary.
BodyLight → Full
Douro Red
4/5 · Full
Dão Red
3/5 · Medium
Alentejo Red
4/5 · Full
AciditySoft → Crisp
Douro Red
3/5 · Medium
Dão Red
4/5 · High
Alentejo Red
2/5 · Medium-low
TanninSilky → Grippy
Douro Red
4/5 · High
Dão Red
3/5 · Medium
Alentejo Red
3/5 · Medium
SweetnessDry → Sweet
Douro Red
1/5 · Dry
Dão Red
1/5 · Dry
Alentejo Red
1/5 · Dry
AromaSubtle → Intense
Douro Red
4/5 · Pronounced
Dão Red
4/5 · Pronounced
Alentejo Red
4/5 · Pronounced
Price
Indicative shop prices for a 75 cl bottle in Portugal. The dot is a typical bottle; the bar runs from everyday to top bottlings. The scale is logarithmic so cheap and very expensive wines both fit. These are estimates, not live prices.
Douro Red
€20
Dão Red
€15
Alentejo Red
€14
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Side by side
| Douro Red | Dão Red | Alentejo Red | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Red | Red | Red |
| Where | Douro | Dão | Alentejo |
| Main grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca | Touriga Nacional, Jaen, Alfrocheiro, Tinta Roriz | Tinta Roriz, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Castelão |
| Top critic score | 97 pts, Wine Spectator Quinta do Vale Meão Douro 2011 | 91 pts, Wine Spectator António Madeira A Palheira, Serra da Estrela 2021 | 92 pts, Wine Spectator Cartuxa Scala Coeli Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 |
| Alcohol | About 14% | About 13.5% | About 14.5% |
| Ageing potential | Up to about 15 years | Up to about 15 years | Up to about 8 years |
| Serve | 16–18°C; decant young bottles. | 15–17°C. | 16–18°C. |
| Food | Roast kid, posta mirandesa (grilled veal), game, hard cheeses. | Roast lamb, wild mushrooms, Serra da Estrela cheese. | Black pork (porco preto), lamb, migas, açorda. |
| Value for money | 4/5 Good value +0.7 pts vs. price trend · 62 bottles rated by Wine Spectator, 2026 · How it works | 2/5 Priced high −0.8 pts vs. price trend · 8 bottles rated by Wine Spectator, 2026 · How it works | 2/5 Priced high −0.5 pts vs. price trend · 20 bottles rated by Wine Spectator, 2026 · How it works |
| Typical bottle | €20 (€7–400) | €15 (€6–60) | €14 (€5–250) |
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