Winery EsporãoQuinta dos Murças Reserva Douro
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca and the Touriga nacional.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro of the Winery Esporão is in the top 100 of wines of Douro.
Taste structure of the Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro from the Winery Esporão
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro of Winery Esporão in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro of Winery Esporão in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro
Pairings that work perfectly with Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro
Original food and wine pairings with Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro
The Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro of Winery Esporão matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of boeuf en daube, spaghetti with clams or tajine of beef balls and merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Esporão's Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Quinta dos Murças Reserva Douro from Winery Esporão are 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Esporão
The Winery Esporão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Merrain
Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.
