Douro / Quinta dos Murças

Murças Margem 2021

2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Red

Wine Concept

Quinta dos Murças Margem comes from vineyards along the Douro riverbank, where some of the estate’s oldest vineyards are located. Its low altitude and mostly south-facing exposure help to produce grapes of unusual concentration and ripeness.

Awards

Wine Enthusiast

91 pts | 2019 | 2016 | 2015

93 pts | 2018 | 2017

Wine Spectator

90 pts | 2018 | 2016 | 2015

Wine Advocate

90 pts | 2017 | 2016

 

Agriculture

Organic (Sativa certified)

This winter was warmer and drier than usual, and spring brought considerable fluctuations both in temperature and precipitation.  Late June was marked by thunderstorms and intense hail storms, followed by cooler and wetter weather in July.  August temperatures rose and sped up ripening. Harvest began on 6 September and yielded berries with good intensity and acidity.

VINEYARD AREA
3 hectares

PRODUCTION METHOD
Organic (Sativa certified)

SOIL GEOLOGY
Shale blocks, stones and pebbles

AGE OF VINEYARDS
Planted in 1980

Grape Varieties

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca

Vinification / Maturation

Hand harvested and sorted, destemmed, crushed, foot trodden, temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation (25-28ºC) with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperatures in granite lagares and pressed in an antique vertical press.

Approximately nine months in used, 500 litre French oak barrels.

More Information

Wine Makers

José Luis Moreira da Silva.

Colour

Intense, with purple hints.

Aroma

Intense and exuberant, with ripe black fruits  like blackberry and blackcurrant  predominating.

Palate

Intense and exuberant, with good volume. Ripe black fruits – blackberry, cassis or blackcurrant – predominate.

Sizes

750 ml   ·   1,5 l

Bottling

23 August 2022

Alcohol/Volume

12.5 %

Total Acidity

5.7 g/l

pH

3.7

Reducing Sugar / Baumé

0.6 g/l