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Monte da Bica O Merlot na e de cá Grande Reserva 2019
52,90 €
The unexpected surprised us in the cellar, wine from a 300-litre barrel that had been left aside, almost ‘forgotten’, and when we discovered it we were pleasantly surprised. It was our tribute to a foreign grape variety that surprised us. Fresh with volume and imposing black fruit, Merlot doesn't come from here.
| Producer | Producer: Monte da Bica Winemaker: André Herrera |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Grapes | Merlot (100%) |
| Soil | Vineyards located in Lavre. The Mediterranean climate provides a high temperature range and the poor soils of the transition from clay to sand at this end of the Alentejo mean that, despite the very low yields, conditions are created for ripening with great aromatic expression and freshness retention. |
| Winemaking | The bunches selected in the vineyard are destemmed and transported by gravity to a small press where they ferment at a controlled temperature for 7 to 10 days. After the alcoholic fermentation, the malolactic fermentation takes place for approximately 15 days. Production: 400 bottles |
| Aging | 24 months in stainless steel. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 16,5% |
| Temperature | 16ºC - 18ºC |
| Harmonizations | Oven-roasted lamb with potatoes. |
The Estate
Since 1919 this estate has known the Pinto Gouveia family.
With almost 100 years of history, this is a property that is directed to the production of cereals and cork. From the 1990s onwards, the past came to have a new irrigated area that allowed the installation of new cereal crops and later vines and fig trees of India.
Also, Monte Selvagem, an Animal Park, installed in a cork oak forest, was born within the Herdade. It shows to all visitors that it is possible to live in harmony with nature.
Fountains and dams, cork oaks, pines, willows, linden trees, corn and wheat grasses, thistles, chamomiles, rosemary, bees, sun, summer heat and winter cold are more than enough reasons for what came next.
The source
The grandfather of the current owners left his mark at the source in the year 1944. The source already existed and was remodelled on that date.
The source is the soul of our Gin. The innumerable meetings that took place there, the most isolated moments of inspiration and the energy that the local site conveys make this source the "Mother" of our project.
Having made the proper water, chemical and sensory analyzes, this was our first ingredient.
No, it is not ordinary water... It is water that sprouts in this place for more than 100 years...
In its construction, a mine was erected that brought the water to the source, this mine fell over the years, but the source never stopped running. It is water filtered by the earth, pure and limpid, but with a slight and gentle touch of the earth... This is what sets it apart!
When one drinks this water one feels the "purity of its origin".
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