Porca de Murca Branco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, seafood rice, fresh green salads
✨ Technical Specifications
Porca de Murca is one of Portugal's oldest and most celebrated everyday wine brands, first released by Real Companhia Velha in 1928. The name pays homage to a legendary stone monument in the Douro town of Murca—a prehistoric granite statue of a wild boar or sow that, according to local folklore, terrorized the region before being defeated by brave villagers. This fresh, aromatic white wine is sourced from high-altitude vineyards in the Douro Valley, where cooler temperatures preserve the natural acidity of traditional Portuguese grape varieties. Fermented entirely in stainless steel tanks to maintain its vibrant fruit profile, it offers a classic, approachable expression of Douro's terroir, characterized by bright citrus notes and a crisp, mineral finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established on September 10, 1756, by Royal Charter of King D. José I under the auspices of the Marquis of Pombal, Real Companhia Velha stands as Portugal's oldest continuously operating wine company. Entrusted originally with demarcating and regulating the Douro Valley, the company was acquired by the Silva Reis family in 1960. Today, under President Pedro Silva Reis and celebrated head winemaker Jorge Moreira, Real Companhia Velha oversees more than 550 hectares across historic quintas such as Das Carvalhas, De Cidro, Dos Aciprestes, and Do Casal da Granja. While famous for benchmark Port, the house pioneered fine Douro still whites, capitalizing on high-elevation schist and granite plateaus with wide diurnal shifts. Estate whites—most prominently the Quinta de Cidro mono-varietals and field blends spanning Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Alvarinho, and Sémillon (Boal)—rely on precision viticulture and parcel-specific vinification. These wines demonstrate remarkable tension, vibrant natural acidity, and an authentic, mineral-driven reflection of the rugged Douro landscape.
🍇 Grapes
Viosinho, Gouveio, Moscatel Galego Branco, Arinto
🍷 ABV
12-13%