Red Wine

Zagalos

Reserve 2019, 75cl

Alentejo

Zagalos

CLIMATE
Vineyards in Estremoz, located at 450 meters of altitude, under the influence of a continental Mediterranean climate, characterized by a high thermal amplitude during maturation.

SOIL
Schist, marble, and limestone.

VINIFICATION & AGING
40% Trincadeira, 40% Aragonez, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Hand-harvested in 20 kg boxes. After total destemming, the grapes are foot-trodden in lagares for three days with pre-fermentative cold maceration. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature (24-26ºC), followed by basket pressing using a vertical hydraulic press. Aged for 12 months in used 300 L Portuguese oak barrels, followed by three years of bottle aging.

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
pH: 3.35 | Total Acidity: 5.9 g/L | Residual Sugar: <0.3 g/L. CLASSIFICATION Vinho Regional Alentejano. WINEMAKER Miguel Louro - Quinta do Mouro.

Awards

Robert Parker – Mark Squires – 91 pts
Mundus Vini – Prata
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Prata
International Wine Challenge – Bronze
Medalha de Prata no Concurso Vinhos de Portugal 2015
Medalha de Prata no International Wine Challenge 2013
Vinhos de Portugal 2015 – João Paulo Martins – 16 pts
Revista de Vinhos (Set.2014) – 16 pts

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

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