All the character of Grenache Old Vines with the soils? nuances of Priorat TASTING NOTE:
Color: deep garnet red color, with a thick robe touched with violet flecks. Nose: This wine surprises us with a distinct strawberry aroma together with redcurrant and pomegranate, blackcurrants and blackberries with a subtle hint of mineral and menthol tones. The aromas evolve until spices appear, mixed with toasty barrel aromas. Palate: An elegant wine, it is lively and well balanced with aromas of fruit, good acidity and firm round tannins. A long finish which once again reveals red fruits, vanilla and hints of noble wood.
WINEMAKING INFORMATION:
Coupage: 85% Grenache 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vineyards: Over 50 years old, low yields, plots of slate-based soils as well as clay, limestone and sandy soils at altitudes of between 350 and 500 m.
Harvest: Starting around mid September and finishing around the end of October. Each different vinyard, where Grenache is grown for this wine, has independent control, to ensure that each particular soil type leave its mark on the grape. The winemaking is also performed separately, so the oenologist can take advantage of the soils nuances: sandy soils give the aromas of fruit, the slate makes the wine complexity and concentration, clay soils bring color and calcareous? the structure.
Elaboration: When the grapes arrive at the winery it is stemmed and gently squeezed. The Grenache and Cabernet are fermented separately in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 24 º C - 26 º C for 20 days. After the fermentation is performed we proceed to the coupage of the different vineyard s grape and transfer the wine for ageing during 10-months in French oak barrels.
Alcohol Content: 14.5º?Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l (TH2) - Residual Sugar: 1.7 g/l?pH: 3.05
