Wine & Soul Guru

Guru Branco bottle image

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 five months, this wine features great complexity, minerality, and freshness.

Wine and Soul Jorge and Sandra Tavares
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Murça vineyard
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
1,650-1,980 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
Northern
Year vineyard planted:
1960
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
5,700
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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
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.2
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
12 %
Dry extract:
18.8 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.1 g/L