Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Viña Bayona Crianza 2008

Type: Red wine
Winery: Viña Bayona
D.O.: Vinos from Madrid
Country: Spain
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo

Features
The winery was founded in 1940. It has 7 Has. in the locality of Titulcia, which allows to irrigate its grounds by Tajuña river, centenary grounds in the cultivation of stocks on limy soil. It has an ageging winery where the French and American oak Bordeaux casks settle; crianzas age into them, which can come to be until 21 or 28 days in contact with the skins (soaking), ir order to extricate the most of aromas, pigments and tanins, which keep the colour structure through the aging. Crianzas are bottled into the 225 l. American and French oak Bordeaux casks, where remain for 8 to 10 months; once this stage finishes they go to the bottling where the aging goes on inside the bottle remaining a minimum of 12 months, where they gain bouquet.
Alc./vol.: 14,5%
Service temperature: 16-18 ºC

Tasting
View: Intense red-cherry colour and covered with violet glitters.
Nose: Very expressive, it denotes the great aromatic charge owned the varietals which make up it, stressing violet floral and blackberry and raspberry fruity aromas.
Mouth: It is pleasant and warm on the palate, with a great persistence and a smooth harmony between tannins and sharpness, with a clean and aromatic finish, where the red fruits jam and vanilla spicy notes are stressed.

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