Herdade Do Esporao Monte Velho Red 2024 (Case 6 x 75cl)
Case price equivalent to £10.25 per bottle
Herdade Do Esporao Monte Velho Red
Region: Alentejo, Portugal
Vintage: 2024
Bottle size: 6 x 75cl
Grape: Alicante Bouchet, Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Syrah
ABV: 14%
Delicate and intense aroma of wild red fruits, with resinous nuances. Balanced and fresh on the palate, with smooth tannins that provide an elegant and persistent finish.
From 18-years-old vineyards planted on granitic, schist soils with open clay structure. Cold decanting followed by fermentation in stainless steel vats, at controlled temperatures, for 15 days.
Part of the Alentejo’s montado ecosystem (cork oak forests), in Portugal, Herdade do Esporão has extraordinary conditions for agriculture – large thermal amplitudes, poor and various soils and extraordinary biodiversity that helps us produce in balance with the environment. With 691,9 hectars of vineyards, olive groves and the other crops grown using organic methods. Here are planted around 40 grape varieties, 4 types of olives, orchards and kitchen gardens.
https://esporao.com