As the most recently launched brand, Ponte Mouchão wine, top of the range of the estate's blended wines, has already won over many connoisseurs. Following Mouchão's ancient winemaking techniques, harvested by hand and foot-trodden in lagares, and aged in used French oak barrels and in old barrels for 18 months, it then ages for another 18 months in the bottle before being released to the market.

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Red Wine Ponte De Mouchao 2020 75 Cl

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THE HISTORY OF MOUCHÃOThe fine, rolling landscape of Portugal’s Alentejo region, set between Lisbon and the Algarve, is dominated by cork forests and olive groves. In the early 19th century, Thomas Reynolds moved here from Oporto, chiefly to become involved in the cork business. Three generations later, his grandson, John Reynolds, purchased a 900 hectare property with two small rivers running through it - Herdade do Mouchão. In addition to the family’s cork activities, he set about making wine. Vineyards were planted and in 1901 he built a high-ceilinged adobe winery (or “adega”) with white washed walls and a traditional red-tiled roof. A distillery was added to the winery in 1929, where until today Mouchão''s pommace brandy is produced. During the 1950’s. While the estate continued to produce cork, olives, cereals and to rear pigs and sheep (much as it does today), the wine business began to expand. More vines were planted, the winemaking improved and bottled sales began, replacing the old tradition of wine made purely for bulk sale to local towns and villages. Following the 1974 revolution, the estate was expropriated and only returned to the family in 1985. Today, the Herdade do Mouchão continues to be run by the descendants of the original family whose cellar and vineyard workers have been with them for generations. The process is, as it always has been, unhurried. The grape varieties are local, picked by hand and foot-trodden. In the ever-changing world of winemaking, Herdade do Mouchão, remains a traditional, family-run winery.

Producer

Herdade do Mouchão

Alcohol Content (%)

15.5

Capacity

0.75 L

Producer

Herdade do Mouchão

Country

Portugal

Region

Alentejo

Grape

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Syrah