Quinta dos Murças Vintage Port

Integrated Production

The winter was cold and dry, followed by a spring that was hot and also dry. Cooler than normal temperatures at the beginning of the summer accelerated the ripening process, producing healthy grapes at the harvest boasting good levels of acidity and concentration.

SOIL TYPE
Schist

AGE OF VINES
Planted in 1980

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, Tinta Roriz

Hand-picked grapes, destemming, crushing, fermentation with indigenous yeasts and temperature control (25ºC – 28ºC) , foot treading in granite ‘lagares’ where the brandy spirit was added. and pressing in an old-style vertical press.

Produced with top-quality grapes (category A) and fermented according to the traditional treading method in granite presses, the Quinta dos Murças Vintage 2011 displays the Covelinhas region’s potential for producing great ports that are elegant, intense and persistent.

Wine Makers

David Baverstock and José Luis Moreira da Silva

Colour

Dense and deep with violet hues.

Aroma

Complex with great intensity, dominated by dark berry fruits such as blackberry and cassis, balsamic notes.

Palate

Firm and concentrated with balancing acidity, mature tannins well integrated in the body and volume. Long and persistent finish, balanced and elegant.

Sizes

750 ml

Bottling

September 2017

Alcohol/Volume

19.5 %

Total Acidity

5 g/l

pH

3.65

Reducing Sugar

100 g/l