Quinta dos Murças Reserva 2023.
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.
AGRICULTURE: It was marked by another atypical year, with a warm and rainy winter, followed by a very hot and dry spring. The summer was hot and classified as normal due to the rainfall recorded in June and September.
Throughout the growing cycle, high temperatures and low rainfall in some months contributed to a hot year with average precipitation levels overall, but with deviations from the usual climate pattern.
We started harvesting the Reserva plots on August 28th.
VINIFICATION/MATURATION: 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.
- Ageing: 18 months in used French oak barrels.
MORE INFORMATION: Winemakers: José Luís Moreira da Silva & Lourenço Charters.
- Colour: Deep ruby colour.
- Aroma: Complex, fresh and elegant aromas dominated by black fruit, balsamic notes and subtle spices.
- Palate: Firm and concentrated on the palate, with balanced acidity and ripe, well-integrated tannins. The finish is long and persistent, marked by black fruit flavours and distinguished by its harmony and elegance.
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.
AGRICULTURE: It was marked by another atypical year, with a warm and rainy winter, followed by a very hot and dry spring. The summer was hot and classified as normal due to the rainfall recorded in June and September.
Throughout the growing cycle, high temperatures and low rainfall in some months contributed to a hot year with average precipitation levels overall, but with deviations from the usual climate pattern.
We started harvesting the Reserva plots on August 28th.
VINIFICATION/MATURATION: 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.
- Ageing: 18 months in used French oak barrels.
MORE INFORMATION: Winemakers: José Luís Moreira da Silva & Lourenço Charters.
- Colour: Deep ruby colour.
- Aroma: Complex, fresh and elegant aromas dominated by black fruit, balsamic notes and subtle spices.
- Palate: Firm and concentrated on the palate, with balanced acidity and ripe, well-integrated tannins. The finish is long and persistent, marked by black fruit flavours and distinguished by its harmony and elegance.