Porca de Murca Tinto 2019 Real Companhia Velha

€ 7.70

The most popular wine in the Douro. A young, elegant red wine with an attractive ruby red color. Fruity and aromatic aroma. On the palate, ripe red fruits. An excellent structure, velvety, round and a powerful finish thanks to its balanced acidity.

Food pairing

Delicious with pizzas, white meat and cheeses

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

Alcoholcontent

13 %vol

Store & Serve

Serve at 18°C

Critics & Awards

The legend of the pig

In the far north of Portugal is a small village with just over two thousand inhabitants, called Murça. Praça 31 de Janeiro is home to one of the most famous images of Portugal: the “Porca de Murça”. It is a granite statue of a huge pig. Of course, this includes a legend, which has undergone some changes over the years, but the most traditional version is:

In the eighth century, the area around Murça was ravaged by many bears and wild boars. The population enlisted the help of the noblemen to hunt the animals, as a result of which they were virtually exterminated or expelled to more distant areas. However, one of the pigs was so large, savage and wild that the hunters failed to kill the animal. In 755 the Senhor of Murça, a strong and courageous knight, managed to free the population from the monstrous beast. The statue was erected in gratitude and the residents donated three pounds of beeswax to the nobleman and his heirs every year.

Small contradiction in this story is that it is the Porca de Murça, or the “Sow of Murça”, although it is clearly a bear (in the sense of a male pig). For that reason, it may make more sense that this pig's origins lie with the pre-Romanesque peoples who used such images as a fertility symbol. In addition to the pig in the square, you will also find the Porca de Murça in the coat of arms of the city.

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