Martúe 2008

Type: Red wine

Winery: Bodegas Martúe La Guardia

D.O.: Pago Campo de La Guardia

Country: Spain

Varieties: Tempranillo (40%), Cabernet Sauvignon (23%), Merlot (26%), Petit Verdot (6%), Syrah (5%)

Features

Winery finally was built in 2002 and 2009 it got the Pago Campo de La Guardia qualification. A Pago's wine is the highest qualification that the Spanish legislation considers in the winegrowing matter, even above the D.O. The Pago concept when it is applied to the wine refers a vineyard located on a special settlement, with singular soils and a privileged weather which impresses to the wine its unique qualities. In Spain only nine winerys have this honour.

Fermentation is traditional, with daily overpumpings. After, it has 20 days of maceration into the depots with the skins. Wine is fermented separately in a controlled temperature with long macerations and stays nine months inside the American (20%) and French (80%) oak casks.

Alc./vol.: 14.5%

Serving temperature: 15-17ºC

Tasting

View: Cherry-red colour.

Nose: Clean and complex aroma. Red fruits and flowers stand out. Memories of spices and aromas of quality wood.

Mouth: Fresh, kind, dominating the fruit but with structure, long aftertaste and tasty.