{"title":"Quinta dos Murças | Douro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Quinta dos Murças Vineyards in the Douro Valley, Portugal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/CollectionBanner_43bd5ccb-18dd-44cd-86d9-027cd65e4f26.jpg?v=1674751594\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating back to 1714, Quinta dos Murças is located in northern Portugal, in the Cima-Corgo sub-region of the Douro Valley, the oldest DOC region in the world. The Quinta dos Murças estate is situated on the right bank of the river, between the towns of Régua and Pinhão, nearly 2 hours due east of Porto. Stretching over 3.2km along the riverfront, mainly with southern exposure, the estate encompasses a total of 155 hectares, of which48 hectares are covered by vineyards planted with indigenous grape varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta dos Murças unique estate is characterised by its eight diverse terroirs, which are distinguished by different altitudes, exposures, variations of schist soils and vertical vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1947, the estate pioneered the first vertical vineyard planting in the Douro region and today, 82% of the estate vineyards are positioned vertically on steep slopes. The Quinta dos Murças team believes that vertical vineyards produce wines that better express terroir due to a number of reasons. Planting density (the number of plants per hectare) is higher with more competition between plants, which means that the roots burrow deeper, leading to greater expression of soil types. Moreover, sun exposure is more uniform, as there is no shadow from the slope, nor the vine itself. There is also greater aeration, which helps prevent disease and less erosion, increasing the preservation of terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuinta dos Murças wines benefit from their unique location bordering two of the Douro's sub-regions: Baixo Corgo's cooler, rainier climate imparts freshness and acidity to the grapes, while they obtain concentration and structure from Cima Corgo's warmer temperatures, in combination with 3.2km of riverbank and five water springs, resulting in elegant, terroir driven wines. Since 2021, all Quinta dos Murças wines are certified organic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eQUINTA DOS MURÇAS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.esporao.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The official website of Esporao Portuguese wines\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/desktop_icon_cd1f9a91-a06b-4665-880d-cc47c0dde6d7_480x480.jpg?v=1588261941\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esporaoworld\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Follow Esporao Wines from Portugal on Facebook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/facebook_icon_d3f13554-5a1f-49e3-a487-0da023dfd02d_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/facebook_icon_d3f13554-5a1f-49e3-a487-0da023dfd02d_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esporaoworld\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Follow Esporao Wines on Instagram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/instagram_icon_07bcf872-b0f0-428b-b788-b56bac71ff21_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/instagram_icon_07bcf872-b0f0-428b-b788-b56bac71ff21_480x480.jpg?v=1588261424\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"quinta-dos-murcas-minas-douro-red-wine","title":"Quinta dos Murças Minas 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Quinta dos Murças Minas vineyards are located at altitudes between 110m (360 ft) and 300m (985 ft). South-facing, there are five water springs (in Portuguese, ‘Minas’) that help to cool the area and influence the vineyard’s terroir. This red wine is a blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz grape varieties. At the winery winemaking involves destemming, crushing, fermentation with indigenous yeasts and temperature control in granite ‘lagares’, foot treading and pressing in an old-style vertical press. The wine was aged in concrete vats and used french oak casks for 9 months. Minas has an intense and lively nose with dominant ripe red fruit, floral and balsamic aromas. The palate is fresh and lively with firm, ripe tannins and well integrated acidity. The finish is long and lingering with a balance of freshness and ripeness. 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Here, it is primarily north-facing and more protected from the sun and the plots planted at higher altitudes boast unique characteristics. 10% of the blend is aged in oak for six months resulting in a wine that has a lively and intense aroma, dominated by red fruits. 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