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Herdade do Esporão

Monte Velho 2023, 75cl

Alentejo

Herdade do Esporão

The first Monte Velho harvest dates back to 1991 and reached the market for the first time in 1992, initially priced at 200 escudos. Inspired by the renowned Esporão Reserva, Monte Velho revolutionized daily wine consumption by bringing a quality wine to the table at an affordable price.

The story of Monte Velho is closely tied to the region it originates from, making it a quintessentially Alentejo wine with its diverse grape varieties and profile. The wines are crafted by the team led by Sandra Alves, combining nature, winemaking tradition, experience, and innovation, hallmarks of Esporão.

The 2023 agricultural year was hot and dry. The harvest was early and concentrated over a few weeks, with the optimal ripeness of various grape varieties quickly achieved, resulting in aromatic, intense wines with great complexity.

Vinification: Mechanical harvest, grape cooling, vacuum pressing, cold settling of the must, and fermentation at controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks for 15 days.
Bottling: April 2024.

Winemakers: Sandra Alves and João Ramos.

Additional Information: Total Acidity: 5.10 g/l | pH: 3.23 | Residual Sugar: 1.1 g/l.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Herdade do Esporão

Founded in 1973 by José Roquette and Joaquim Bandeira, Esporão is one of the most important wine companies in Portugal.
Determinant in the national and international affirmation of the Alentejo, Esporão is also today an ambassador of Portuguese culture, developing its activity within the limits of sustainability and building close relationships with customers and consumers around the world.
Esporão is present in the Alentejo region, where it produces wines as emblematic as Esporão Reserva and Monte Velho, as well as extra virgin olive oils. Integrated in the wineries is the Herdade do Esporão Wine Tourism. Continuing the Esporão project is Quinta dos Murças, owned in the Douro region, where terroir wines with the Esporão seal of guarantee are produced.
Esporão sells its products in all kinds of shops and restaurants in more than 50 countries around the world.
The holistic approach in adapting a wide range of innovative sustainable practices of Esporão has led to several national and international recognitions, such as the prestigious “Sustainability of the year award” in “The Drinks Business Green Awards 2013”. Esporão was also distinguished with the award at the “Green Project Awards 2013” for sustainable agricultural production practices and received an honourable mention for water, energy and waste reduction projects.
In 2014, Esporão was included in Wine&Spirits’ “100 Best Producers of the Year” list and won the “European Business Awards for the Environment” in the “Products and Services” category.

Address

Esporão S.A.

Av. do Restelo, nº 44
1400-315 Lisboa
Portugal