El Puntido '18
Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria
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Single-vineyard wine from El Puntido, of 25 Hcts. Soils of
franc-clay texture and calcareous-clay composition with
a deep sandy rocky sub-soil. Altitude: 600 m. High density of plantation on trellis and low yield. Organic fertilization.
Environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Year of plantation: 1975.
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- Wine Country
- Spanje
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- Grape varieties wine
- Tempranillo
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- Wine-food combination
- Game poulty, roasted red meats, grilled red meats, large game
About this wine
Description & facts
- Producer
- Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria
- Country of origin
- Spanje
- Wine Region
- Rioja
- Classification
- DOCa Rioja
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties wine
- Tempranillo
- % of grape varieties wine
- Tempranillo
- Tasting note
- Dark garnet red cherry , it displays a subtle nose with mineral notes, ripe fruit, liquor and chocolate and a background of white flowers. On the palate, it is powerful, with a good balance between ripe fruit and oak, with round tannins.
- Wine-food combination
- Game poulty, roasted red meats, grilled red meats, large game
- Vinification
- Traditional elaboration, 100% destemmed. Pre-fermentative maceration during 3 days at 6ºC (42.8º F) with indigenous yeast selected from our own vineyards, with very light pump-overs and a light aeration. Alcoholic fermentation: 10 days. Temperature controlled between 28º and 30ºC with 1 or 2 daily pump-overs during the first phase and a daily pump-over at the end. Post-fermentative maceration: 8 days. Directly barreled into new French oak Bordelaise barrels where the malolactic fermentation will take place and where it will stay on its fine lees during the first 6 months. AGING: 18 months in new Bordelaise barrels of French oak.
- Location Vineyard
- Paganos- Laguardia
- Soil
- Soils of franc-clay texture and calcareous-clay composition with a deep sandy rocky sub-soil
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 C
- Ageing potential
- Drink now untill 2045
- Awards & ratings
- WINE SPECTATOR 93WINE SPECTATOR 93PROENSA 98
