Wine Barrel 8 Months 2008,Spain price supplier

PRIZES:  Gold medal Premios Mezquita 2009

TECHNICAL SHEET

Varieties: 40% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Tempranillo.

Harvest: from 11 to 13 September 2008 with the entry of Fresh Grapes in the tank.

Fermentation: fermentation in stainless steel tanks with autoctonous Yeasts below 28?C, with daily overpumpings and pre-fermentative maceration. Natural malolactic fermentation.

Alcoholic strength : 14% Vol.

Wine ageing: 8 months in new American and French oak barrel with a medium toasting and later ageing in bottles.

Vino de la Tierra Altiplano de Sierra Nevada ( protected geographical indication).

TASTING NOTES

Colour: red garnet color, almost dark,  with violet-shaded rim, bright and crisp, medium-high intensity.

Smell: on the nose, toasted aroma, dairy, vanilled and aniseed, brown spices notes (cinnamon, clove) and floral notes from the ripe skin, complex.

Flavour: in mouth is tasty, spicy, rounded. Sweet and pleasant tanning with hints of liquorice, sinks of oank. Long and persistent; beautiful balance between nose and mouth.

Recommended temperature to consume: 18?C.

Pairing food recommeded: Suitable for red meats, specially game meats and lamb. Iberian sausages, pâté and very cured cheeses.