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.