Castile and Léon, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Dark berries
- Pairs with
- Aperitif
- Charcuterie
- Fatty fish
- Game
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Flavored shellfish
- Natural shellfish
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About this wine
La Tintorera comes from the grapes of a very small plot close to 1/3 of Ha within Viña de los Pinos that our grandfather planted with Alicante Bouschet to colour the Mencía wines… ...
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Charcuterie
- Fatty fish
- Game
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Flavored shellfish
- Natural shellfish
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Limestone
- Terroir:
- South facing hill on Paraje Las Gundiñas. Field blend of bush vines planted in 1944 with majority of Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet). Bush vines, dry farmed, regenerative organic farming, natural green cover, no tillage.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Old oak (100%) 12 months
- Winemaker:
- Santi Ysart
Spontaneous fermentation in steel tank. Pressed after 3 weeks and later aging in used French oak 225 l barrels for 12 months. No stabilization, light filtration at bottling. Additional 4 years aging in bottle.
Meet the wine maker
Santi YsartAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DOC / DOCa
- Certification:
- -
- Grape:
- Alicante Bouschet 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2019
- Color:
- Attractive dark colour, deep reddish purple characteristic of Alicante Bouschet.
- Aroma:
- Hint of black berries and garden herbs, tomato leaf and ink, it presents an acute fruity tone.
- Taste:
- Well balanced, it is an easy drinking wine despite its complexity and delicacy.
- Alcohol content:
- 13%
- Sugar content:
- 3.1 g/l
- Acidity:
- 6.39 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.29
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 12 - 16 °C
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Meet the winemakers behind Cantariña La Tintorera
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Cantariña
- Founding year
- 2015
- Farming area
- 12 ha
- Production
- 30,000 bottles/year
Cantariña is a small family winery in the DO Bierzo, in the green NW of Spain. We farm our family legacy vineyards under regenerative organic viticulture, respecting the ecosystem and soils to produce a range of terroir-driven wines from our local grape varieties.
Meet Cantariña