Terroir
- Variety: 100% Tempranillo
- Selected plots from our Uruñuela vineyards
- Very old bush vines with yields under 4.000kg/ha. High polyphenolic concentration (aromas and color)
- Altitude: 550 - 590 m.
- Soil: Poor Clay and limestone
2016 Vintage
- Excellent year in terms of sanitary conditions in the vines.
- Winter temperature wasn't very low but quite humid.
- Plenty of rainfall during longer spring than usual.
- Slow veraison due to the absence of rain.
- Mid rainfall before harvest, which helped to completes the phenolic maturation.
- Vintage rating: Very good
Tasting Notes
| Eye: |
Deep garnet color |
| Nose: |
Ripe black fruit and sweet spices
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| Taste: |
Flavors of red fruit, plums and sweet spices as cinnamon, cloves and vanilla. Hints of coffee, smoke and tobacco. The two types of oaks (American and French) contribute to make this wine much more complex
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Food Pairing
The spicy notes are a perfect match with stews, potato dishes, legumes, all types of meat, risottos...
ABV
14.5%
ACCOLADES
91 pts. James Suckling USA
