Esporao Reserva Red

Concept The first wine made by Esporao in 1985. Made from estate grown grapes shows the consistency and the rich ripe fruit characters which are typical of the best Alentejo red wines. Harvest Year: An excellent year for red wines in our region. Lower than average rainfall contributed to a smaller crop with high quality concentrated grapes. Vinification: Each variety handpicked and vinified separately fermented in stanless steel tanks with manual pumpovers alongside open tanks with robotic plunging and temperature control (22-25ºC) membrane pressed malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Maturation: Matured for 12 months in 60% American oak and 40% French oak barrels. Following bottling the wine was aged for at least 8 months before market release. Colour: Deep dark red opaque. Aroma: Spicy red berry fruits with subtle oak complexity. Palate: Full bodied textured palate well structured tannins. Solid and dense with great potential for bottle ma