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Quinta do Mouro Dourado 2018
Region: Alentejo
Producer: Quinta do Mouro
Why we chose this wine
Dourado, or Gold Label, is a selection of the most concentrated wines of the vintage, bottled separately by Miguel Louro in editions of several thousand bottles. This is the most intense expression of the Quinta do Mouro terroir, very powerful but never too much.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | 40% Alicante Bouschet, 25% Aragonez, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Touriga Nacional, 10% Trincadeira |
| Drinking window | 2020-2033 |
| Alc. | 14.5% |
| Vinification | - |
| Ripening | 18 months in new French oak barrels |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
Dourado, the gold label, is the selection of the most concentrated lots of the harvest, bottled separately in a few thousand bottles. Eighteen months in new oak casks — new wood, so the structure stands taut and the wine needs time. Alicante Bouschet in front, with Aragonez and a share of Cabernet Sauvignon; fourteen and a half degrees and eight years in bottle.
Drie gerechten die werken
Grilled rib of beef with marrow
Leg of lamb with ras el hanout and dried apricot
Roast saddle of lamb with rosemary jus
Leg of lamb with ras el hanout and dried apricot
Roast saddle of lamb with rosemary jus
Vegetarisch
Roasted aubergine with walnut paste and pomegranate
Minder geschikt bij
Anything fine or lightly spiced. Give it time as well: without a decanter it stays shut for the first few hours.
Voor de Portugees geïnspireerde kok
Cozido de grão à alentejana — chickpea stew with pork, sausage and cabbage
Serveren op 17 °C, two hours in a decanter
The producer
Quinta do Mouro
Miguel Louro bought the historic Quinta do Mouro near Estremoz in 1979. At the time there was no winegrowing there (any more).
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