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Grilos Dao Red

Grilos · Dao · Portugal

90 pts · Wine Spectator
$6.99$9.99 save $3.00 (30%)
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Why it’s a great value

Grilos Dao Red is $6.99 today against a recorded compare-at price of $9.99 — a saving of $3.00 (30%). It carries a verified 90-point score from Wine Spectator at a price under $25. The next step up in the same style, Ménage à Trois Winery Red, is $9.99.

Taste profile

SweetnessDry → Sweet
BodyLight → Full
Acidity*Soft → Bright
Tannin*Silky → Grippy
Oak*None → Bold
Fruit*Subtle → Intense

* WineDiscounts editorial estimate based on verified tasting notes.

What it tastes like

Soft cherry, raspberry and plum with floral notes, toasted nuttiness, gentle spice, and a savory tea-like finish.

You’ll like this if…

Try it if you like medium-bodied reds such as Rioja Crianza, Portuguese Dao reds, lighter Douro blends, or savory Tempranillo-based wines.

Why buy it

It delivers a classic Dao blend profile with real regional character at a friendly everyday price.

Best for

Grilled meats, sausages, roast pork, and casual dinners where you want a red with fruit, freshness, and a little savory complexity.

Style

Dry, medium-bodied, fruit-forward but savory, with soft tannins and light French-oak seasoning.

Drinks like

Dao red blend; Rioja Crianza; Mencia-based reds from Bierzo; unoaked-to-lightly-oaked Portuguese red blends.

Experience level

Easy for casual drinkers, with enough regional character for shoppers exploring Portuguese wines.

Flavor notes

Fruitred fruitswild strawberryraspberrydark plumdried cherryblack currant
Floralwild flowers
Earthdusty finishsavory edge
Oaktoasted nutsmochavanilla
Spicebalsamic notesdark teabay leafsavory spice
Otherfresh-rolled cigar

Pairs well with

roast pork with apples and prunes · grilled beef or pork skewers · sausages with peppers or rustic beans · herb-roasted chicken · semi-firm sheep's milk cheese

Best occasions

weeknight Portuguese redgrill nightpork roast dinnercasual dinner with friendsvalue red for a mixed case

Serving & enjoying

Serving temperature:
60-64°F
Decanting:
15-20 minutes to let the fruit and light oak notes open
Glassware:
Universal red or Bordeaux-style glass
Drink or cellar:
Current release: drink now or over the next 2-4 years from purchase
After opening:
Recork and refrigerate; best within 2-3 days

Guidance partly estimated by WineDiscounts from the wine’s style.

About this wine

A medium-bodied Dao red with ruby color, red and dark fruit, floral lift, toasted-nut and balsamic accents, and a softly balanced finish. It is an approachable Portuguese blend for grilled meats, sausages, roast pork, and everyday dinners.

Wine details

Type
red
Varietal
Red Blend
Grapes
Tinta Roriz 50%, Touriga Nacional 30%, Jaen 20%
Producer
Grilos
Country
Portugal
Region
Dao
Appellation
DOC Dao
Bottle size
750 Ml
ABV
13%

Details last verified September 25, 2026

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Winemaking details ›
Vineyard source:
Central Dao region of Tondela, with sandy and granite soils
Vessel:
French oak barrels
About the winery · Grilos ›

Grilos is a Dao wine brand from Global Wines, born in 1993 at Quinta dos Grilos in Tondela, Portugal. Global Wines describes Grilos as a young-profile, modern-image Dao range made in a new-world style while keeping a Dao identity. The broader Dao region is noted by Global Wines for granitic soils, large day-night temperature swings, acidity, balance, elegance, and Touriga Nacional as a leading red grape.

Critic reviews

90/100Wine Spectator

“Ripe and focused, with dark cherry, plum, singed vanilla, dark tea and a subtle savory edge.”

Reviewed: Grilos Dao Red (2018) — JM, 2022-04-30 · source
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Frequently asked questions

Is Grilos Dao Red dry or sweet?
Grilos Dao Red is bone dry — its sweetness rating is 1 on our 1 (bone dry) to 5 (sweet) scale. It is medium-bodied.
What does Grilos Dao Red taste like?
Soft cherry, raspberry and plum with floral notes, toasted nuttiness, gentle spice, and a savory tea-like finish.
What food pairs with Grilos Dao Red?
It pairs well with Roast pork with apples and prunes, Grilled beef or pork skewers, Sausages with peppers or rustic beans, Herb-roasted chicken and Semi-firm sheep's milk cheese.
How should I serve Grilos Dao Red?
Serve at 60-64°F. 15-20 minutes to let the fruit and light oak notes open. Glass: Universal red or Bordeaux-style glass.
Is Grilos Dao Red a good value?
Today it is $6.99, $3.00 (30%) below its recorded compare-at price of $9.99. It also holds a verified 90-point score from Wine Spectator.
What is the bottle size and alcohol content of Grilos Dao Red?
750 ml bottle, 13% alcohol by volume.