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The harvest: Campaign resulting in a complex grape, full of nuances and perfectly sanitary. Harvesting was staggered and manual as quality parameters and optimum maturity signaled clearly picking two weeks earlier t in 2020 than in 2019. It started with 70 year old vineyards, the first to ripen point showing balance, with medium-sized bunches and loose grapes with excellent health. Winter and spring were rainy registering rainfall of 400.8 liters per m2. Cool August nights contributed a complex grape, full of nuances, a great balance of pH and acidity and perfectly sanitary. Throughout the year Bodegas Sobreño carried out meticulous pre-harvest tasks such as green pruning, pruning, organic fertilization and sexual confusion to combat cluster moths as well as other environmentally friendly treatments.
Vinification: Following a careful selection, the grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and the must underwent cold maceration at 7ºC for five days prior to fermentation, which took place at a constant 28ºC. The total maceration period lasted approximately 20 days.
The ageing: This wine was aged in a combination of new and one year old American (70%) and French oak (30%) barrels for 12 months, followed byanother 12 months minimum in the bottle.
Tasting notes:
Colour: Deep, dark cherry red colour with dark purple tones.
Nose: owerful yet elegant nose, refined and stylish with ripe berry fruit, spicy complexity (clove, sandalwood, vanilla, chocolate).
Palate: Well structured, elegant yet silky smooth taste shows fruit preserves/jam [blackberry, loganberry], chocolate truffle. Concentrated and rich but not sweet, with great length and pleasant acidity. Food pairing: A good match for casseroles, venison or wild boar with fruit-based sauces.