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Year<\/td>\n2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pa\u00eds<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Region<\/td>\nDouro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classification<\/td>\nDoc Douro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/td>\nQuinta do Torr\u00e3o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nSchist with low productive potential and steep slope.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grape varieties<\/td>\nFrom a 30+ year old vineyard, mostly Touriga Franca, in a blend with other Douro traditional grape varieties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viticultural Year<\/td>\nThe viticultural year of 2021\/2022 was characterized by a warm and dry winter, followed by an abnormally hot and dry spring and summer. Notable features include the low precipitation throughout most of the vegetative cycle and the high temperatures recorded in May, July, and August, which had a significant impact on the vine and grape ripening.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enologist<\/td>\nAnt\u00f3nio Braga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vinification<\/td>\nGrapes are harvested into 20 kg boxes and received at the Winery. Manual sorting and stalk-removal is followed by mechanical treading, with maceration and alcoholic fermentation in the stainless steel vats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maturation<\/td>\nAfter fermentation under temperature control, maturation took place over 12 months, in used French oak barrels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keep<\/td>\nIf stored under ideal conditions (15 to 18\u00b0C; 70% humidity; bottle in a horizontal position), it shows positive evolution for a minimum period of 10 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drinking<\/td>\nServe at 16\u00b0-18\u00b0, ideal with more intense dishes, meats and cheeses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tasting Notes<\/td>\nRuby color with red hues, complex aroma with multiple layers, featuring ripe wild fruit, spicy notes from barrel aging, and a balsamic component. Structured on the palate, with integrated acidity and firm tannins. It finishes long and gastronomic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Sheet<\/td>\n14% alcohol, 4,8 g\/L total acidity, 1 g\/L total sugars e 82 kcal\/100ml.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winery<\/td>\nMaria Virginia Costa Almeida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The MVCA Estates, family-owned since the 19th century, are located in the upper Douro wine region, along the left bank of the Douro River. Among them, next to the Freixo Num\u00e3o rail station, is Quinta do Torr\u00e3o. Here, we have chosen a special plot planted at high altitude to create the Vinha Maria Virg\u00ednia<\/p>\n

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Note on orders<\/strong>: free shipping on orders of 6 or more bottles to mainland Portugal. Estimated delivery within 3 working days.<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":20560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[191],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20214","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vinho","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"sold-individually","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-variable"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/20214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=20214"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=20214"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quintasmvca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=20214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}