Red Wine

Quinta dos Murças

Assobio 2023, 75cl

Douro

Quinta dos Murças

Along one of the borders of Quinta dos Murças, currently owned by the Esporão group, steep slopes form a valley. In this area, mostly north-facing and more sheltered from the sun, the wind can often be heard whistling as it passes.

From the vineyards located there, in plots with unique characteristics and at higher altitudes, comes the red wine Quinta dos Murças Assobio.

Made from the region’s most traditional grape varieties, and respecting the winemaking heritage of the world’s oldest demarcated region, this red wine is fresh, versatile, and highly gastronomic.

The vintage: Another warm year, with mild winter temperatures above average and high rainfall. Spring was also hot, causing the vines’ vegetative cycle to advance by about 10 days. As a result, in summer, with good water reserves in the soil, ripening progressed well and the vineyards reached maturity very quickly. We harvested the first grapes for the Assobio red on August 30, with excellent balance.

Vinification: Manual harvest, sorting table, destemming, crushing, cold pre-fermentation maceration, alcoholic fermentation with controlled temperatures (max. 25°C), pneumatic pressing. Aged for 6 months in concrete vats.

Winemakers: Lourenço Charters and José Luis Moreira da Silva.

Awards

91/100 – Decanter Highly recommended 2017
TOP 100 Best Values 2015 – Wine Spectator
90/100 – Wine Spectator 2014
94/100 – Wine Enthusiast 2011
Gold Medal – Mundus Vini 2012
Silver Medal – Mundus Vini 2014

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta dos Murças

Situated in the sub-region of Cima Corgo, in the heart of the Douro winemaking region, between the town of Régua and Pinhão, on the right bank of the River Douro, Quinta dos Murças proudly boasts 3.2 kilometres of riverfront that provide the vineyards with different exposures, altitudes and micro-climates. Part of the monumental and sumptuous landscape of the Douro, the oldest demarcated winegrowing region in the world, Quinta dos Murças produces Douro table wine and port, two of the best and most well-known Portuguese wines. In addition to the 48 hectares of vineyard, Quinta dos Murças also has 6,000 olive saplings, which are used for organic production, a large grove with 800 orange, tangerine and lemon trees and a vast area of wild countryside.

Address

Murças, S.A.

Quinta dos Murças 5050-012 Covelinhas, Peso da Régua, Portugal