Wine & Soul Guru

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Wine Description

Guru is produced from a 50-year-old field blend of the indigenous white varieties Viosinho, Rabigato, Codega do Larinho, and Gouveio. Fermented and aged in new French oak for seven 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
7.5 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
1,650 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern
Year vineyard planted:
1960
Harvest time:
August
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,500
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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 oak
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
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