Finca La Estacada 6 months inside the cask

Type: Red wine

Winery: Finca La Estacada

V.T.: Tierra de Castilla

Country: Spain

Variety: Tempranillo

Features

FINCA LA ESTACADA has 278 hectares of vines that are all grown close to the winery, with the farthest at a distance of 7-10 Km. Of these 278 hectares, 106 of which are of Tempranillo grapes, of an average of 25 years, 59 of Cabernet, 32 of Syrah, and 8 of Merlot. Also, in recent years the vineyard has been extended with new varieties such as Cabernet Franc, Cariñena, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

The use of varieties sucha as Tempranillo, the most prestigious in Spain, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, renowned the world over, and the newcomer Syrah, star of the Rhône and Australia, is not just a fashionable choice. FINCA LA ESTACADA has gradually abandoned the traditional image of head-pruned vines that has characterised the wines from Castile-La Mancha, turning instead to the geometry of the trellis system with a drip irrigation method that ensures a balanced water supply. This noticeably improves the quality of the grape, as it increases the amount of sunlight the vines receive and the distribution of production. It also improves the ripening process by producing a larger leaf surface, and in the final stage makes it possible to mechanise many of the processes required to tend to the vines. The soils are clayey with a limestone substrate, poor but woth sufficient mineral resources.

Ripening takes place without any problems due to the long hours of sunlight to which vines in Castile-La Mancha are exposed, but with the peculiarity of being situated in the highest part of the region. This allows for a slightly longer ripening process than in the rest of La Mancha, preserving certain acidity levels and fruit notes that would otherwise be lost with a higher average temperature.

The average density of the vineyard is between 2000-2500 plants per hectare, depending on the type of grape and their location. As a result we obtain a production per hectare of between 5000 and 7000 Kg of small grapes.

6 months inside American oak cask and 2 months bottled.

Alc./vol.: 13,5%

Serving temperature: 12-14ºC

Tasting

View: Deep cherry colour with a purplish edge, proof of its strength of youthfulness.

Nose: Powerfully aromatic that exemplifies black berries and the bramble patch touches of the land that add complexity and certain notes of fruit.

Mouth: Meaty in the mouth, with sweet tannins, as well as certain warm notes and a powerful ripe fruit finish.

Premius 2010

Type: Red wine

Winery: Yvon Mau

D.O.: Bordeaux

Country: France

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Features
PREMIUS is the prestige cuvée of Yvon Mau, makers of great Bordeaux wines since 1897. PREMIUS benefits from the lavish care and attention of our in-house oenologists. Over the last 10 years, this uncompromising approach has been rewarded by some 50 medals in the main French and international competitions.

Alc./vol.: 13%

Serving temperature: 16-18 ºC

Awards (another vintages)

- Premius 2006: Bronze Medal - Concours des Grands Vins de France, Macon 2008. Bronze Medal - Concours des Vins d'Aquitaine 2008.

- Premius 2005: Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge 2006.  Gold Medal - Vinalies Internationales 2007. Gold Medal - Brussels Concours Mondial 2007. Silver Medal - Mundus Vini 2005. Bronze Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards 2007.

- Premius 2004: Gold Medal - 4 stars, Premium Select Wine Challenge 2006.

- Premius 2003: Bordeaux Red Vinalies Nationales Prize 2006.

Tasting

View: A lovely crimson colour.

Nose: Red fruit bouquet with vanilla and slight menthol hints.

Mouth: The impression on the palate is well balanced, with delicate fruit flavours.

Cermeño 2010

Type: Red wine
Winery: Bodegas Covitoro
D.O.: Toro
Country: Spain
Variety: Tinta from Toro

Features

Selecting the best grapes around 30 years old, manual harvest just in the optimum moment of ripeness.

Alc./vol.: 14,5%

Service temperature: 15-17 ºC

Tasting

View: Intense red cherry colour.

Nose: Powerful aromas from red fruits, strawberry, cherry and black fruits, plums and blackberries.

Mouth: Fresh, broad, meaty and persistent.

Orange Phoenix Crianza 2002

Type: Red wine
Winery: Bodegas Entrecepas 
D.O.: Rioja
Country: Spain

Variety: Tempranillo (70%), mazuelo (13%), garnacha (13%), graciano (4%)

Features
Aged in French and American oak casks for 12 months.
Alc./vol.: 13,5%
Serving temperature: 16 ºC

Tasting

View: Intense red cherry colour with saffron hues.

Nose: Velvety jams fused with toasty notes, light reminiscence of coffee.

Mouth: Silky with certain final acidity that adds freshness. Long finish.

Valvinoso

Type: Rosé wine

Winery: Bodegas y viñedos Alfredo Santamaría

D.O.: Cigales

Country: Spain

Variety: Tempranillo, verdejo and albillo

Features

Made of a mixture of grapes variety from own vineyards, manually selected and picked. It is elaborated by cold maceration and clearing, after which a fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 15ºC. Racking and fining process make the wine limpid and stable. The vinification finishes when wine is stabilised at low temperature then it is ready for bottling.

Alc./vol.: 13%

Serving temperature: 8 ºC

Tasting
View: Very clear and transparent with pink tones.

Nose: Red licorice and strawberry yogurt aromas harmoniously combined with intense fresh red fruit hints.

Mouth: Vivacious, high sharpness and fruity in the month with a long finish. Greasy and with good structure.