Wine & Soul Guru
Wine Description
Guru is produced from a 50-year-old field blend of the indigenous white varieties Vosinho, Rabigato, Codega do Larinho, and Gouveio. Fermented and aged in new French oak for seven months, this wine features great complexity, minerality, and freshness.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Douro DOC
Vineyard name
The Murça vineyard
Vineyard size
7.5 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
1,650 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern
Year vineyard planted:
1960
Harvest time:
August
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,500
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
25% Viosinho, 25% Rabigato, 25% Codega do Larinho and 25% Gouveio
Fermentation container:
Barriques
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
59 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.21
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
18.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L
Wine Production
The harvest was planned for the second week of September in perfect weather conditions. All grapes previously selected and de-stemmed were pressed in a pneumatic press and fermented on 15% new French oak barrels at low temperatures during 4 weeks, after which was aged for 6 months with battonage.
About the Vineyard
It’s a 57 years old vineyards with a field blend of Viosinho, Rabigato, Códega do Larinho and Gouveio. Schist and granitic soils.
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