Made from Dao’s signature Encruzado grape, this has ripe almonds, yellow fruit and a seductive perfumed character. It’s a rounded wine, the acidity well integrated into the ripe character. Drink now, but could age a year.——R.V.(4/1/2012)—— 86

Encruzado is the Dao’s star white grape, able to produce, as here, a wine that combines a great sense of style, some weight, along with the freshest of lemon tints. There is some fullness as well, while the final taste is crisp. ——R.V.(8/1/2011)—— 90