Esporão Quinta dos Murcas Tinto Reserva 2015

€ 29.50

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 cold and dry, followed by a spring that was hot and also dry. The colder-than-normal temperatures at the beginning of the summer meant that the red grapes ripened earlier and were harvested in a perfect state of ripe boasting good levels of acidity and concentration. The harvest began on September 7.

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

14,5%

pH: 3.6

Store & Serve

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