{"product_id":"herdade-do-mouchao-dom-rafael-red-blend-alentejo-portugal-2022","title":"Herdade do Mouchão ‘Dom Rafael’ Red Blend, Alentejo, Portugal 2022","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: var(--cds-font-size-body); --cds-page-bg: var(--cds-surface-1);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"feed\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flow-root; position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"article\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"--_prose-font-body: var(--font-claude-response, var(--cds-font-voice)); --_prose-font-heading-display: var(--_prose-font-heading);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerdade do Mouchão is a family-run estate in Alentejo, still managed by descendants of the Reynolds family and known for its traditional methods, including hand harvesting and foot treading in open stone lagares. Dom Rafael is the estate’s entry-level red, produced from the same old-vine varieties and methods as its top bottlings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Practicing Organic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alicante Bouschet 40%, Aragonez 30%, Trincadeira 20%, Castelão 10%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTerroir:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alentejo, Portugal. Alluvial and loam soils, with red, limestone-influenced and clay-skeletal soils in the estate’s Dourada, Barragem and Mouchão Velho vineyards. 215 m elevation, northeast aspect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVinification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-harvested whole clusters, foot-trodden in open stone lagares, with spontaneous fermentation of about eight days on the skins. Malolactic conversion, no fining, filtered, about 36 ppm added sulfur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAging:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 months in chestnut and Portuguese oak vats and French oak barriques, then 12 months in bottle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark, ripe and slightly brooding, with plum, mulberry and blackcurrant fruit, dark chocolate and mint-tinged spice. Medium-full, with fine-grained, abundant tannins, fresh acidity and a savoury, persistent finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Veal, lamb and roasted or slow-cooked meats, bacalhau, and fatty fish or petiscos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScores:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decanter 92 (2022); Wine Advocate 90 (2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MOUCHÃO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45504677773378,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/1023\/4946\/files\/MouchaoRafael.png?v=1791580935","url":"https:\/\/decantnapa.com\/products\/herdade-do-mouchao-dom-rafael-red-blend-alentejo-portugal-2022","provider":"DECANT Napa Bottle Shop \u0026 Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}