Vinha do Mouro Tinto, Alentejo

The 2015 Vinha do Mouro is a blend of 45% Trincadeira, 30% Aragonez, 15% Alicante Bouschet and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, most of which was aged without barriques. It is the second wine of the Quinta do Mouro, one of the best wineries in Portugal and - as is usual in Bordeaux with the Grands Crus Classés - this wine serves as a buffer for the best selections for the Quinta do Mouro.

The wine is a charmer in the mouth and on the palate, with aromas of chocolate and small red fruits. The tannins are ripe and velvety and the finish is slightly warm and spicy.

• Vintage: 2015
• Production area: Alentejo
• Grapes : 30% Aragonês, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Trincadeira, 15% Alicante Bouschet.
• Alcohol content: 14% vol.
• pH: 3.62
• Acid: 5.2 g/L/L
• Residual sugar: 3 g/L
• Oenologist : Luis Louro (Adega do Monte Branco)
• Contains sulphites

The Quinta do Mouro, an 18th-century mansion, is surrounded by a beautiful garden and surrounded by enchanting vineyards near the town of Estremoz in Alentejo, Portugal.

The owner of the Quinta, Miguel Louro, does his work with deep dedication, a lot of passion and innovative spirit - and that pays off: the wines produced here are of the highest quality and are known far beyond the borders of the region and the country.
Incidentally, before Louro, who has twice been voted winemaker of the year, devoted himself to viticulture, he was a dentist. That all changed when he bought the abandoned and dilapidated Quinta in 1989 and planted his first 6 hectares of vines. The Quinta do Mouro now has 27 hectares of chalk and slate soils, on which mainly indigenous Portuguese grape varieties grow. The grapes are harvested by hand in the traditional way and then gently crushed with the feet in the so-called lagers (large granite basins).
The wines of the Quinta do Mouro can be described as "old-fashioned" and are definitely something for connoisseurs and connoisseurs.

Manufacturer: Quinta do Mouro, 7100 - 056 Estremoz, Portugal