Herdade Do Esporao Reserva Red 2022 (Case 6 x 75cl)

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Herdade Do Esporao Reserva Red

Region: Alentejo, Portugal

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 6 x 75cl

Grape: Alicante Bouchet, Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 14%

Complex notes of black fruit jam with spices (black pepper, cloves) combined with notes of coffee, berries and cigars. Complex palate with notes of spices and dark chocolate, with good structure and lingering finish.

Organic vineyards planted on granite and schist base, with a loam & clay structure. Average age of vines is 20 years. Each variety was vinified separately, destemmed and crushed. Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation in a MACHINE of stainless steel vats, concrete tanks and small marble basins. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks is followed by 12 months ageing in American (60%) and French (40%) oak barrels. After bottling, the wine is further aged 8 months in the bottle.

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