Red Wine Quinta do Mouro Vinha do Malhó 2017, 75cl Alentejo
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Red Wine
Quinta do Mouro
Vinha do Malhó 2017, 75cl
Alentejo

77,49€
approx. £67.79
103,32€/lt

  Red: Complex

 14%

 2022-2037

 Serve at 16º-18º

4.3 /5
63 ratings

18/20  Revista de Vinhos

 

O Produtor, tasting note published in January 27th 2022

Deep ruby colour. Very complex nose, with black and blue fruit, earthy and spicy notes, great power and concentration. On the palate, it maintains this profile but is balanced by a sharp and unexpected acidity, giving it an impressive, structured and precise finish, above all marked by freshness. A red of great class, and a new icon from Quinta do Mouro.

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Quinta do Mouro

Vinho Regional Alentejano.

Climate: Vineyards in Estremoz, at 450 metres of altitude, under the influence of a continental Mediterranean climate, with wide thermal amplitude during the ripening period.

Soils: Schist and marble.

Grape varieties: Hybrids of Cabernet Sauvignon: CS x Durif, CS x Carignan.

Winemaking and Ageing: Manual harvest into 20 kg boxes. After total destemming, the grapes are foot-trodden in traditional lagares for three days, with cold pre-fermentative maceration. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures of 24–26 ºC, with extended post-fermentative maceration. Pressing is done in wooden baskets using a vertical hydraulic press.
Aged for 12 months in new 300 L French oak barrels, followed by a minimum of 3 years of bottle ageing.

Analytical parameters: pH: 3.25 | Total Acidity: 7.0 g/L | Reducing Sugars: 1.1 g/L

Producer and Winemaker: Miguel Louro – Quinta do Mouro

Awards

92 pts / 100 – Robert Parker, Mark Squires (2015)
90 pts / 100 – Robert Parker, Mark Squires (2009)
17.5 pts / 20 – Vinhos de Portugal, João Paulo Martins (2015)
18 pts / 20 – Revista de Vinhos (May 2013)

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 104275

Quinta do Mouro

Quinta do Mouro is located at the gates of the city of Estremoz, and belonged for centuries to the Zagalos family, one of the most wealthy in the city. This original “farmhouse” in Alentejo, where the vast lands dominate, has a palatial house from the 16th century. In 1979, when he was only 26 years old, fortune dictated the fate of Miguel Louro at a poker table, among friends, when he had the dilemma of buying a Porsche or Quinta do Mouro. The first acres of vineyards would be planted in 1989, following a failed incursion into cattle ranching, being today one of the region’s most iconic wine producers.

Address

Quinta do Mouro 7100 – 056 Estremoz