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Bramble and undergrowth aromas and layers of black fruits bring out ripeness as well as a layers of acidity. Fermented in open lagars, the wine has weight and smooth tannins. Drink now.

Our Tasting Note: Classic Douro. The color is a deep and dark ruby.  The nose is pronounced with notes of crushed blue and dark red fruits, esteva floral notes (a classic Douro marker), crushed schiste rock notes, a touch of savory and an edge of garden herbs.  The palate is med/med+ bodied, with excellent freshness from the well integrated acidity, the tannins are med/med+ and ripe, youthful.  The palate is pronounced with a long, fresh, rock, spice, and crushed fruit cascading finish.

Certified Organic. Quinta dos Murças Minas comes from vineyards planted on a hillside at altitudes ranging from 110 to 300 metres where south-facing vineyards produce more highly concentrated grapes. These same slopes are graced with several natural springs, which refresh the area and help maintain a balance between greater ripening and the characteristic Murças freshness.

Vintage 2022
This winter was warmer and drier than usual and spring brought large fluctuations both in temperature and precipitation. Early summer was marked by thunderstorms and intense hail storms in late June, followed by cooler and wetter weather in July. August temperatures rose and sped up ripening. Harvest began on 2nd September and yielded berries with good intensity and acidity.

Grape:  Touriga Franca, Tinta Francisca, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão and Tinta Roriz. Planted between 1987 and 2011.
Soil Type: Schiste hard bedrock with sparse and weathered schiste topsoil
Abv: 12.5%
Total Acidity: 5.4 g/l
pH: 3.69

Winemaking
Hand harvested and sorted, destemmed, crushed, foot trodden, temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation (25-28ºC) with indigenous yeasts in granite lagares, and pressed in an antique vertical press. Approximately 9 months in concrete vats and used French oak barrels