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.

Wine and Soul Jorge and Sandra Tavares
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Acclaim
“This has an old-fashioned character, like a rooty aromatized wine. It brings tangerine flavors together with the earthy bitterness of schist tannins, with oak adding sweetness in the end. The citrusy finish will work with richly sauces braises.” — Wine & Spirits, Dec 2023
“A minerally white, with a salty underpinning, revelaing broad, creamy flavors of ripe pear and kiwi fruit, preserved lemon and white blossoms. Yet, this is also sleek and fresh, defined by well-honed acidity.” — Wine Spectator, Nov 2023
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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
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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
Total SO2
91
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.24
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
19 g/L
Total SO2
91
Residual sugar:
<0.6 g/L