Dão Wine Hamper Caminhos Cruzados

The Dão is one of Portugal’s oldest and most prestigious wine regions, nestled between the mountains of Caramulo, Buçaco and Estrela. Protected by this natural amphitheatre, the vineyards thrive at higher altitudes, giving rise to wines of remarkable elegance, freshness, and longevity.

Renowned for its refined red wines, often crafted from the noble Touriga Nacional, the Dão also produces whites of great aromatic expression and freshness, as well as rosés that are vibrant and delicate. Each bottle reflects the harmony between tradition and innovation, shaped by the region’s granite soils, mountain climate, and centuries of winemaking heritage.

Our exclusive hampers bring together the very best of Dão – award-winning wines, authentic grape varieties, and the soul of one of Portugal’s most admired and historic wine regions.

RED WINE CAMINHOS CRIZADOS CLANDESTINO

Grape Varieties: Syrah 70%, Merlot 30%
Harvest 2021
Alcohol by volume 13%
Appellation IVV, Portugal

Tasting notes
Ruby in colour, this wine has an exuberant aroma of black fruit, with slight hints of spice. On the palate, it has a soft texture with velvety tannins, making it a very elegant wine.

Food Pairing
Oven-baked codfish, white meats, soft cheeses.

Vinification
The two grape varieties were manually harvested and were vinified together in stainless steel vats, both of them having different degrees of maturation to achieve the perfect balance. The fermentation was conducted at a controlled temperature of around 24 ºC and soft reassembles in order to privilege the elegance of the tannins. After malolactic fermentation, the wine aged in stainless steel vats.

Vineyards
Vineyards that surround Adega da Teixuga, planted at 420 meters, south-facing, with of 8 years.

Winemaker Carla Rodrigues, Carloto Magalhães e Manuel Vieira

WHITE WINE CAMINHOS CRUZADOS TEIXUGA

Grape Varieties: Majority of Encruzado with other varieties from old vineyards.
Harvest 2019
Alcohol by volume 14%
Appellation Dão DOP, Portugal

Tasting notes
Straw yellow colour. Great intensity, revealing aromatic complexity that is due to its particular aging conditions. The superior integration of the aromas that come from French oak, where it ages, stand out. Intense attack, voluminous, revealing a crisp acidity but very well integrated. The ending is long and memorable.

Food Pairing
Roasted goat, oven-roasted codfish and soft cheeses.

Vinification
Born from a unique lot, this great wine matured for 34 months in French oak barrels, and during the ageing,“batonnage” was made periodically in order to obtain the total integration between wine and barrels, revealing all the structure and complexity this Dão queen variety is famous for. After bottling, the wine matured for around 7 months in the bottle. Character, elegance and boldness are what define this Teixuga white.

Vineyards
Old vineyards from Quinta da Teixuga.

Aging 34 months in new and used French oak barrels with periodic “bâtonnage”. After bottling, it aged for around 7 months.

Winemaker Carla Rodrigues, Carloto Magalhães and Manuel Vieira

Wine Hamper

• 1 bottle of Caminhos Cruzados Teixuga White Wine
• 1 bottle of Caminhos Cruzados Clandestino Red Wine

Caminhos Cruzados embody the essence of Dão, merging tradition with modern winemaking to create elegant, expressive wines known for their balanced structure, freshness, and complexity.

Each bottle tells a story of heritage, passion, and a commitment to sustainability, ensuring that every sip remains true to the land that shaped it.