Murças Margem 2022
2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Wine Concept
Quinta dos Murças Margem comes from vineyards along the Douro riverbank, where some of the estate’s oldest vineyards are located. Its low altitude and mostly south-facing exposure help to produce grapes of unusual concentration and ripeness.
Awards
Wine Enthusiast
91 pts | 2019 | 2016 | 2015
93 pts | 2018 | 2017
Wine Spectator
90 pts | 2018 | 2016 | 2015
Wine Advocate
90 pts | 2017 | 2016
Agriculture
It was an atypical year marked by high temperatures and low precipitation. Winter had temperatures 1.5ºC above average and 80% less precipitation. Spring continued to be drier and warmer than normal. However, during the harvest, at the end of August and during the month of September, temperatures dropped and helped the vines complete their cycle. We started harvesting the Minas plots on August 30, with good fruit balance.
VINEYARD AREA
3 hectares
PRODUCTION METHOD
Organic (Sativa certified)
SOIL GEOLOGY
Shale blocks, stones and pebbles
AGE OF VINEYARDS
Planted in 1980
Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga FrancaVinification / Maturation
Hand harvested and sorted, destemmed, crushed, foot trodden, temperature-controlled alcoholic fermentation (25-28ºC) with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperatures in granite lagares and pressed in an antique vertical press.
Approximately nine months in used, 500 litre French oak barrels.
More Information
Wine Makers
Lourenço Charters
Colour
Intense, with purple hints.
Aroma
Intense and exuberant, with ripe black fruits like blackberry and blackcurrant predominating.
Palate
Intense and exuberant, with good volume. Ripe black fruits – blackberry, cassis or blackcurrant – predominate.