Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro DOC - Esporão

The elegant Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro of Esporão comes into the glass with bright purple. The bouquet of this red wine from Douro & Porto enchants with hints of blueberry, blackberry, black cherry and plum. It is its fruity nature that makes this wine so special.

The Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro of Esporão is ideal for those who like as little sweetness as possible in the wine. However, it is never sparse or brittle, but round and smooth. On the tongue, this balanced red wine is characterized by an incredibly light texture. Due to its vital fruit acidity, the Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro reveals itself impressively fresh and lively on the palate. In the finish, this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region Douro & Porto finally inspires with considerable length. Once again, hints of blackberry and plum show. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by sandstone and slate are added.

Vinification of the Esporão Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro

This balanced red wine from Portugal is made from Tempranillo, Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional grapes. In Douro & Porto, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of shale and sandstone. The grapes for this red wine from Portugal, after ensuring optimal ripeness, are harvested exclusively by hand . After the harvest, the grapes are quickly transferred to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully ground. Then fermentation takes place in granite, concrete and small wood at controlled temperatures. After its end, the Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro is aged for another 9 months in French oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Esporão Quinta dos Murças Minas Douro

Enjoy this red wine from Portugal ideally tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as a companion to spinach gratin with almonds, leek soup or chickpea curry.

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