Esporão Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is a noble, traditional Portuguese caste that gives wine intensity, balance and good evolution. This wine is born in one of the oldest vineyards of this caste in the Alentejo - the vineyard of Badeco, in Herdade do Esporão. It is a wine that combines the expression of the caste with the characteristics and maturity of the vineyard and the experience of the people who have taken care of the vineyard and wine over the years.

Vinification / Internship

Manual vintage on September 9, 2015. Step on foot. The onset of fermentation occurred in marble mills, and then transfected to concrete deposits where fermentation ended.

New French oak barrels for 1 year, followed by at least two years in a bottle.

More information

He was born in the vineyard of Badeco, in Herdade do Esporão, in 1988 and is probably the oldest vineyard on this caste in Alentejo.

It is a wine produced only in years of exception, resulting from an intense work of experimentation and collaboration between the Herdade do Esporão Herdade and Viticulture teams. Such work is based on the winemaking of small lots of the same caste arising from distinct plots, in which the final objective is to understand and enhance the character of each caste associated with the type of soil and microclimate in which it is installed.

The completion of this continuous testing work of the two teams is substantiated in the launch of these unique wines, characterized by the low production of each variety.

Winemakers: David Baverstock and Sandra Alves

COLOR: Deep, dark red and purple.

AROMA: Aromas to blueberry, blackberry and plum; Some notes of coffee mixed with subtle notes of Carvalho.

Taste: Intense, long and with texture, balance and persistence.