Porca de Murca Reserva Branco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Baked codfish, grilled sea bass, creamy chicken dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The story of Porca de Murça is deeply intertwined with Portuguese folklore, taking its name from a prehistoric granite statue of a wild boar that stands in the town square of Murça, symbolizing a legendary beast that once terrorized local farmers. Established by Real Companhia Velha in 1928, Porca de Murça has grown into one of Portugal's most iconic and enduring wine brands. The Reserva Branco represents a more sophisticated expression of this heritage, sourced from high-altitude vineyards in the Douro Valley where cooler temperatures preserve the grapes' natural acidity. To craft this elegant white, winemakers ferment the juice in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by partial aging in French oak barrels. This careful process imparts a beautifully balanced structure, combining fresh tropical and citrus fruit aromas with subtle toasted notes, a creamy texture, and a refined mineral finish characteristic of the region's schist soils.
🍾 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
Rabigato, Viosinho, Códega, Malvasia Fina