Castilla la Mancha, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Aroma
- Style
- Ripe & round
- Dark berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Dessert
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Dessert
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pasta & pizza
- Pork
- Spicy food
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Gravel, Limestone
- Terroir:
- cool nights. The dry climate and steady summer winds keep the grapes healthy, while the limestone-rich clay and gravel soils add natural depth and a clean, mineral edge to the wine.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- -
- Storage:
- -
- Winemaker:
- Diego Morcillo Fortea
Bunches are destalked. The must is macerated on the skins. Spontaneous fermentation from natural yeasts in 500 and 1000 litre tinaja clay jars, followed by pressing and malolactic fermentation. No fining and a light filtration before bottling. Aged for 12 months in tinaja clay jars with minimum 1 year in bottle before release.
Meet the wine maker
Diego Morcillo ForteaAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castilla la Mancha/Manchuela
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- Organic
- Grape:
- Syrah 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2020
- Color:
- An intense deep purple colour.
- Aroma:
- Dark fruit notes dominate, with accents of ripe blackberries, juicy plums and blackcurrants, with hints of black pepper and clove adding complexity.
- Taste:
- On the palate it has power and complexity with a harmonious mix of blackberries, blueberries and plum fruit flavours. The tannins are robust, but ripe and well integrated, with a velvety feel and good structure. Lasting notes of spice and fruits on the finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 1.7 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.6
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- -
- Ageing potential:
- 1 - 20 years
Meet the winemakers behind La Fille
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- La Niña de Cuenca
- Founding year
- 2016
- Farming area
- 16 ha
- Production
- 15 b/y
Brothers Lorenzo and Valentín Lopez founded their winery in 2016, having returned to their family’s grape growing roots in the Ledaña Basin in the province of Cuenca, to the east of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region. Their DO Manchuela wines are from 60ha of inherited small vineyard plots of old vines ranging from 25 to 100 years old. Their strong sense of regional heritage, preserving old varieties, vinifying and ageing only in the traditional clay jars tinaja, combined with their ‘minimal oenology’ approach of fully organic and sustainable practices is a unique combination of old and new.
Meet La Niña de Cuenca