Murcia, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Ripe & round
- Dark berries
- Dried fruit
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Goat cheese
- Lamb
- Pork
- Veal
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Goat cheese
- Lamb
- Pork
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Limestone, Sand
- Terroir:
- Limestone and sandy soils. Excellent acidity due to the high level over the sea of the vineyards (850 meters)
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- New oak (100%)
- Storage:
- Steel (100%) 12 months
- Winemaker:
- José María Martínez and Juan Santos
After destemming the grapes, the vinification process is carried out in stainless steel tanks for 8 days with a maximum temperature of 22ºC. Once the maceration-fermentation process is finished, it goes into brand new French oak barrels, where it ages in aging rooms absent of light and sounds for 12 months.
Meet the wine maker
José María Martínez and Juan SantosAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Murcia/Jumilla
- Classification:
- DOC / DOCa
- Certification:
- Organic, Natural, Vegan
- Grape:
- Monastrell 100%
- Vintage year:
- 2020
- Color:
- Dark red color
- Aroma:
- -
- Taste:
- -
- Alcohol content:
- 15.5%
- Sugar content:
- 0.4 g/l
- Acidity:
- -
- pH-value:
- -
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 14 - 18 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 1 - 4 years
Meet the winemakers behind Calzás
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Founding year
- 2006
- Farming area
- 180 ha
- Production
- 300 000 b/y
Familiar and organic winery based in Hoya de Torres Valley, in Jumilla (Murcia), where the Monastrell variety prevails. Producers of 200 ha. of own vineyards all along the valley, 70 of these of authentical old vines or 'Pie Franco' vines. Our philosophy is to take care a lot of the vineyards, so later we will get the best quality wines we can offer. Our way to work is all manual and in its traditional way. Because of the place we are located in, the most priviledge valley for the Monastrell keeping of Jumilla, the wines have the ideal characteristics. Limestone and sandy soils, scrubland aromas and excellent acidity, due to the height of the vineyard, which is between 850 meters above sea
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