Porca de Murca Tinto
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled red meats, roasted pork, tomato-based pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Porca de Murça is one of Portugal's most historic and popular wine brands, launched by Real Companhia Velha in 1928. The name pays homage to the legendary 'Sow of Murça' (Porca de Murça), a prehistoric granite monument in the Douro region associated with folklore of a giant wild boar that once roamed the local forests. Crafted as an accessible, everyday expression of the Douro Valley's rugged terroir, this red wine is sourced from vineyards planted on classic schist soils. To preserve its vibrant fruit character, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with no oak aging. The resulting style is remarkably fresh, medium-bodied, and dominated by bright red fruit aromas, smooth tannins, and balanced acidity, representing a classic, approachable Douro blend.
🍾 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
Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%