Monte Velho Red Reserve from the famed Esporão winery is a blend of Touriga Nacional, Aragonez, Syrah and Trincadeira, aged in oak barrels for eight months. Intense aromas reveal wild berries and dark plums with notes of sweet spice and toasty oak. Dark fruit shows well on the palate with a long, persistent finish.

Grapes from mechanical harvesting. After destemming and crushing, alcoholic fermentation begins at controlled temperature, followed by pressing, malolactic fermentation and finally aging in oak barrels for 8 months.

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