Esporão Torre Tinto

The Esporão Tower is the maximum expression of the singularities of the year, in conjunction with the unique characteristics of our territories and the experience of those who do it. Made to last, it represents the ambition of the spurs of making the best wines that nature provides, responsibly and inspiring.

AGRICULTURE

Autumn and winter were cooler and faster than the previous year, with the highest levels of precipitation and lower temperatures between November and February. Still temperature and precipitation have been within the average values ​​of the last 18 years. Spring had higher temperatures than in 2016, leading to the anticipation of phenological states, but the hot and dry time of this season ensured the healthy development of grapes. The beginning of summer began to be warmer than in the Andeo 2016 (+2.0ºC) which led to an anticipation of the beginning of maturation. The months of August and September ended up with lower temperatures than in 2016, with the ripening of grapes to occur faster and the levels of sugar proving higher, which originated more full-bodied white wines, with notes and fruit mature and rich and concentrated red wines

Herdade do Esporão (75%):

Vineyard of the Canto do Zé Cruz (Aragonez) - Planted in 1980 to 200 meters altitude. Soils with frank-love texture, with the presence of some rock stones mother-granite, after the first 20 meters transits abruptly to clay.

Vineyard from Rochedo (Touriga Franca) - Vineyard planted in 2005 to 200 meters of altitude. Solo originating from a transition between shale and granite with frank-argile-acted texture.

Vineyard from Badeco (Touriga Nacional) - Vineyard planted in 1988 to 200 meters of altitude. Soil of schist source with frank texture to frank-limously.

Herdade dos Perdigões (15%):

Vineyard from Palmeiras (Alicante Bouchet) - Vineyard planted in 1996 to 225 meters of altitude. Very clay and deep sauses, with good drainage.

Property of farmers (10%):

Vineyard from Machuuginho (Alicante Bouchet) - Vineyards planted in 2003 to 400 meters of altitude where sandy soils predominate, of granitic origin.

Vinification / Internship

Along the vintage we follow the maturation rates near and detailed, so each portion and caste was vindicated separately according to their profile and itsorigue. In 2017 Aragonez was vindraphized on August 21, earlier than usual. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional arrived on September 11, Oalicante Bouschet dos Perdigões on September 14 and the farmers on 29 September. After the vintage, Aragonez began alcohol in marble mills with foot on foot and ended in concrete cups where it made the malo -fermentation and was then transfered and remained in 5000 liters. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional co-fermented in Pisa Foot Demarmore Lagares, after pressing were transfected to 500 liters of 2nd year of use, where it also made mololatic fermentation and remained for 18 months. Both portions of the Bouschet Alicant caste fermented separately in concrete cups. They performed Malolático fermentation in new 500 -liter French oak barrels, where they remained an additional 18 months. 

18 -month internship in new and 2nd use barrels, with a capacity of 500 liters of French and 5000 liters. At least 3 years of bottle internship followed.

COLOR: Dense almost opaque.

AROMA: Complex and concentrated with grades of blue pocket fruit combined with dark chocolate liquor notes, licorice and some fresh mint. Notes of spices and barrel very well integrated.

Taste: In the mouth it is deep, compact, creamy, dense and accurate, with a satin texture, long end and full of character.