Red Wine
Grapes: 35% Syrah – 35% Red Grenache – 25% Cabernet Sauvignon – 5% Tempranillo
D.O. Empordà
VITICULTURE
Organic farming, hot and dry Mediterranean climate, granitic soil, manual viticulture and mechanical tillage.
HARVEST
August 29 and 6 October 2017. Hand picking in 10 kg crates.
ViGNIFICATION
Plot vignification. Grapes sorted and destemmed. Vignification by gravity, extraction by daily pigeage, maceration of 3 to 5 weeks, aging of 12 months in stainless steel vats (1/3), in wooden vats (1/3) and in French oak barrels of 500L (1/3). Assembly at the end of aging, stabilization by cold, light filtration before bottling.
ANALYSIS
Alcoholic degree: 14.5% vol.
Residual sugars: <1.3 g / L
Total acidity: 4.82 g / L TH2
Volatile acidity: 0.62 g / L H2SO4
Total SO2: 43 mg / L
pH: 3.62
TASTING NOTES
Color: Beautiful deep garnet brilliant color with purple hints.
Nose: Fresh and intense, on fresh red fruits such as cherry, raspberry, spicy and slightly vanilla notes, complex and intense nose.
Palate: Clear and franc, a lot of complexity, both on fruits and spices: blackberry, cherry, liquorice, vanilla, while keeping a lot of freshness. The tannins are soft and well melted. The end of the mouth is gourmet and long. A wine marked by the delicacy, elegance and expression of our granitic terroir.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
With grilled meats or game in sauce.
SERVICE
14-16°C, decantation possible.
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
55,000 bottles.
PRIZES: CAMINO 2007: 90 PARKER – CAMINO 2010: 93 TIM ATKIN; CAMINO 2010: AMERICA EXPRESS TOWER CLUB WINE AWARDS SILVER – CAMINO 2011: WSA WINE CHALLENGE 2014 SILVER; CAMINO 2011: DECANTER 2014 BRONZE; CAMINO 2012: DECANTER 2015 COMMENDED; CAMINO 2012: 90,46 GOLD TASTE WINE UP CLUB 2016; CAMINO 2014: IWSC 2017 BRONZE; CAMINO 2014 : DECANTER 88 POINTS BRONZE