This is what good wine from the Encruzado grape tastes like

The Portuguese Encruzado grape produces high-quality white wines. They can develop beautiful aromas of roses, violets, and also lemon and minerality. The best can handle aging in oak barrels and have excellent aging potential.

The Encruzado comes from the Portuguese wine region of Dão. You rarely find it elsewhere. Winemakers have their hands full with the Encruzado, as it's not an easy grape to make wine from; it oxidizes quickly, for example. Nevertheless, Encruzado is considered the most promising white grape of Dão, and several winemakers are able to produce exceptionally fine wines from it.