Esporão Quinta dos Murcas 2016 Tinto Reserva

€ 31.50

A red wine with a deep color and purple accents. A complex and intense aroma of ripe black fruit and the characteristic balsamic aromas of old vines, complemented by spicy notes from aging in barrels. Full wine with a concentrated with balanced acidity, ripe tannins, and a long aftertaste. A wine with aging potential

The winter was very rainy, the spring very cold, which delayed the entire vegetative cycle. The summer, on the other hand, was hot and dry, which made it possible to catch up and accelerate maturation, which resulted in grapes with good concentration, acidity and aromas. The harvest started on the 6th of September and ended on the 7th of October.

Food pairing

Excellent, powerful wine with red grilled or roasted meat and game dishes

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz

Quinta dos Murças Reserva comes from old vines planted at altitudes between 150m (490 ft) and 280 meters (915 ft), facing west.

12 months of aging in used French and American oak barrels. Hand-picked grapes, destemming, crushing, fermentation with indigenous yeasts and temperature control (25ºC – 28ºC) in granite ‘lagares’, foot treading and pressing in an old-style vertical press.

Alcoholcontent

13,5%

pH: 3.67

Store & Serve

A wine with an aging potential, ideal to drink between 2017-2032. Serve at 16-18 ° C