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Murças Reserva

Quinta dos Murças

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Red wine

about the wine

Quinta dos Murças Reserva comes from the estate’s oldest vineyards, on west-facing slopes ranging from 150m to 280m in altitude. This terroir yields a classic, signature wine of great elegance and ageing potential.

2017 was an exceptionally warm, dry year. A prolonged draught accompanied by record high spring temperatures hastened the evolution and ripening of the grapes.
Production Method: Integrated Production (SATIVA certified).
Soil Type: Mica schiste
Average Vineyard Age: Planted in 1980
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz
Harvested and sorted by hand, destemmed, crushed, foot trodden, temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation (25- 28ºC) with indigenous yeasts in granite lagares and pressed in an antique vertical press.
18 months in used French oak barrels.
Winemakers: José Luis Moreira da Silva.
Color: Deep and intense.
Aroma: Complex, fresh and elegant with black fruits and balsamic aromas reminiscent of rockrose, and the spice notes typical of barrel aging.
Palate: Firm and concentrated, with marked and well-balanced acidity and ripe and enveloping tannins. The finish is long and persistent with fruity notes and outstanding balance and elegance.
Sizes: 750 ml · 1,5 l
Bottling: July 2018
Alcohol/Volume: 13.5 %
Total Acidity: 5.4 g/l
PH: 3.66
Reducing Sugar: 0.6 g/l

Murças Reserva

Quinta dos Murças

Red wine

about the wine