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Cantariña
Bierzo Varietals
A range of 6 different wines made from all Bierzo grape varietals!
Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Cantariña will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Spain
Region/Subregion:
Castile and Léon/Bierzo
Classification:
VM
Certification:
-
Grape:
Alicante Bouschet (100%)
Vintage year:
2018
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:
12.5%
Sugar content:
3.1 g/l
Acidity:
6.39
pH-value:
3.29
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Light glass
Best Served:
12 - 16 °C
Food pairing:
Aperitif, Charcuterie, Fish - fat, Game, Mushrooms, Pasta / Pizza, Pork, Poultry, Shellfish - flavored, Shellfish - natural
Ageing potential:
0 - 25 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Charcuterie
- Fish - fat
- Game
- Mushrooms
- Pasta / Pizza
- Pork
- Poultry
- Shellfish - flavored
- Shellfish - natural
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.