Production
At Mouchão we vinify ALL our red wines in open stone troughs (lagares). Whole bunches, including stems, are included in the maceration process making harvest timing especially critical. The handpickedso bunches are foot-trodden twice daily and allowed to ferment for roughly 4-6 days. The young fermented wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in the autumn, in large wooden tonéis (5.000L vats). It is racked off its coarse lees in mid-winter and then remains undisturbed for a further 3 years. Once bottled, the wine is matured for a further 24-36 months before being released.
Mouchão 2015 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Intense garnet colour and aromas of spicy black fruit, plum jam, ripe olives with the underlying Mouchão stemmy-minty hallmark. Wonderfully fresh and structured yet balanced and with exuberant tannins that guarantee its longevity. Despite its considerable ageing potential, it is showing beautifully in its youth.
Food match
Decant or open 12 to 24 hours beforehand particularly before 2030. Consume at roughly 17ºc as an accompaniment to roast meat or game.
Info
GRAPE VARIETY
Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira
VINTAGE
2015
COUNTRY
Portugal
REGION
Alentejo
ABV
14.5%
TOTAL ACIDITY
6.60g/l%
RESIDUAL SUGAR
0.07g/l%
PRODUCTION METHODS
Vegetarian, Vegan