O Produtor, tasting note published in August 27th 2023
Citrine color with golden hues. Intense aroma, with ripe stone fruit, forest notes, floral and slight oxidative notes. On the palate, it is structured, with volume and intense freshness and elegance, ending in an excellent balance punctuated by marked and crisp acidity.
Zagalos Reserve is a regional Alentejo wine, a white with surprising structure, creaminess, and freshness.
The vineyards are planted in Estremoz, on schist and limestone soil, at an altitude of 450 meters, under the influence of a continental Mediterranean climate, with a significant thermal amplitude during the maturation period.
Vinification and aging: Manual harvest in small 20 kg boxes. Skin maceration of the blend for 12 hours, followed by spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks and very used Portuguese oak barrels. Light batonnage for 6 weeks. Aging for 9 months in 300 L used Portuguese oak barrels.
Winemaker: Miguel Louro.
Chemical analysis:
pH 3.11 | Total Acidity 6.4 g/L | Residual Sugar 1.9 g/L
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 104280
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.
