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Juca Red 2024
18,50 €
Raspberry, red berries and wildflowers along with a mineral side of tar, pine needles and forest that remind us Riba de Mouro hamlet. Very fresh on the palate with polished tannins that add good structure and mouthfeel. Balanced and very complex.
| Producer | Constantino Ramos |
| Region | Vinho Verde |
| Grapes | Brancelho, Cainho, Espadeiro, Vinhão and Borraçal |
| Soil | JUCA was the band conductor from Riba de Mouro hamlet, Juca made wine, Juca was the grandfather. This set the theme for the beginning of another adventure on the reds from Monção. Using two small centenary vineyards I wanted to make a wine that through JUCA would be a tribute to the entire hamlet of Riba de Mouro, a place where wine is being made since the Medieval age. This wine is just this and at the same time is all this. A wine made without adding any products or filtration, only possible with the help of family and friends. A wine that celebrates an entire folk, a wine that more than a beverage is an ethnographic concept that aims to make known a deserted and forgotten region, but with as astonishing beauty. |
| Winemaking | Handpicked grapes to small cases. Only the best grapes, in perfect conditions of maturation and sanitary state are harvested. Total de-stemming. Fermentation with the skins in a large open vessel. Ageing in stainless steel vat for 6 months. No product is added to the wine during the entire process except for a small dose of sulphur at the bottling. The wine is also not stabilized so it can show sediments on the bottle. |
| Aging | 6 months in stainless steel vat. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 11,5% |
| Temperature | 12ºC - 14ºC |
| Harmonizations | Bean Stew with Spare Ribs, Mushrooms and Aromatic Herbs |
| Wine's Awards | 95 Points - James Suckling |
Constantino Ramos, born in Vouzela in the Dão region, graduated in Pharmacy from the University of Coimbra. He initially worked in the field but eventually left to pursue a Master’s in Oenology at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, following his true passion. Later, he met his mentor, the renowned winemaker Anselmo Mendes, with whom he continues to work to this day.
Constantino’s personal project began in Monção, where he discovered old vineyards in Riba de Mouro and Tangil, in the northern part of the Monção municipality. From these vines, he crafted his Zafirah. His goal was to make an elegant, graceful, and approachable wine that conveyed freshness while evoking the historic “Viana Wines” of the region. This low-intervention red wine pays tribute to the celebrated Monção reds that were exported to England and Flanders in the 14th and 15th centuries. An artisanal creation, it is “carried in the arms” through every stage of its production — unhurried, meticulous, and with minimal, precise interventions that respect the wine’s natural character.
He also couldn’t resist producing an Alvarinho that reflects his personal interpretation of the grape. Using a small vineyard near his red wine plots, planted at around 250 metres above sea level, he created his Afluente, seeking to capture tension, austerity and vibrant acidity.
Juca is his most recent project, a tribute to the people and traditions of Riba de Mouro, where wine has been made since the medieval period. This long-forgotten, sparsely populated region and the vineyards Constantino discovered are breathtakingly beautiful.
