Casa de la Cera Bodegas Castaño, S.L.
Deep garnet-red, shiny. Intense and comples, balsamic aromas, earthy, with spices and minerals on a... read more.
Deep garnet-red, shiny. Intense and comples, balsamic aromas, earthy, with spices and minerals on a very fruity background (ripe red plum, dark wild berries). Savoury, of marked pleasant acidity and sweet tannins, with sweet cocoa in a long elegant aftertaste. Barrel ageing: 20 months in new French and American oak barrels of 500L. Height and orientation: 700m North -South. Kind of soil: Limestone with sandy component. Average age of vineyard: + 45 year old Monastrell and + 20 years old in rest of varieties. Planting density: Monastrell and Garnacha Tintorera 1600 vines/ha and 2700 vines/ha in the rest of varieties. Kind of pruning and yield: Short. Unirrigated bush vines of Monastrell and Garnacha Tintorera (1.500-1.800kg/ha). Rest of varieties planted in low-yield trellises (2-2.500kg/ha). Harvest: September - October 2011. Winemaking: 16 days in new French and American oak barrels of 500L, each variety separately, with temperature control (26-28ºC) and ageing. Pneumatic pressing afterwards and malolactic fermentation in the same barrels before ageing. Bottled in August 2013 (L - 4203) 4.880 bottles.