Your wine character
This is one of the nine Caractère wine characters.
Intellectual
Something to think about
You want to know how things work. Why the light falls that way in a building, why the director kept that scene, what they're debating at the next table. A good detail can hold your attention for a long time. So can someone who knows how to explain it.
Your wine character is Intellectual. This is a wine to spend time with: compare impressions, ask a question, take another sip. You might start with “I like it” and spend the rest of the evening working out why.
A Portuguese example
Encruzado · Dão
Try an Encruzado from the Dão: a structured white with citrus, delicate floral notes and, in some examples, a mineral edge. The best can develop with age. Its balance and detail make it our starting point for Intellectual — something worth paying attention to.
