Herdade Portocarro Cavalo Maluco 2013 Magnum Red
In Torrão, near Alcácer do Sal, lays Herdade de Portocarro, where José da Mota Capitão creates such unexpected, seductive and fresh wines that, without leaving Setúbal, we feel we are in Tuscany or in Alentejo with a view towards the sea.
The estate is surrounded by trees and the vineyards are arranged in a North-South orientation, on top of a south-facing hill, 60 meters above the Rio Sado valley. The days are hot and the nights are cold. The grapes are harvested and selected by hand.
Fermentation in oak vats. Aging for 18 months in French oak barrels.
Fermentation in oak vats. Aging for 18 months in French oak barrels.
Total Acidity: 4.9g/l
Residual Sugars: 2.9g/l
Ph: 3.95
Ph: 3.95
Properties
| Characteristics | |
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The Winery: Herdade do Portocarro |
| Brand: Cavalo Maluco 13 | |
| Region: Setúbal | |
| Type: Red | |
| Vintage: 2013 | |
| Alcoholic Level: 13,5% | |
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Grape Varieties: 33% Touriga Franca, 33% Touriga Nacional, 33% Petit Verdot |
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Winemaker: António Rosado |
| Format: Magnum (1.5l) | |
| Vineyard | |
| Vineyard location: São Romão do Sado | |
| Terroir: Clay franc with high level of calcium and silica. | |
| Tasting | |
| Colour: Intense and Deep Garnet Color | |
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Nose: Floral notes, dark fruits, sweet chocolate, spice and smoke |
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Mouth: Remarkable structure, notes of freshness awaken the aromatic richness and precede a long and challenging finish. |
| Serving Temperature: 16ºC | |
| Goes well with: Meat and chocolate | |
| Evaluation | |
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Classification: Among the best wines of the Setúbal Peninsula in 2019 - Grandes Escolhas magazine. Best Portuguese Red by the President of the Court of Master Sommeliers, 03/2014. |
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Classification: 3rd Best Red in the world (horse labeled wines), Rio de Janeiro, 03/2013; 2nd Best Portuguese Red, Macao and Hong-Kong Wine Society, 11/2012; Best Portuguese Red, Grand Jury Europèen, 02/2008 |
