Appearance
Very intense cherry red color with violet tones.
Very intense cherry red color with violet tones.
The nose is deep, intense, starting with red and black fruit, woody fruit. Spicy base, bay leaf, clove; toasted wood, smoked.
Elegant, fine, with fruity memories: cherries, plums. Memories of must. Balanced palate, with well-integrated tannin without harshness. Long finish with a marked aftertaste of fruit in compote.
14ºC -18ºC
José Manuel is the soul of this winery where the entire process is carried out with great care and utmost attention to detail from harvesting to bottling.
Old vineyards, 40 to 70 years old. Quartzite soils of volcanic origin and clay-calcareous soils. Dry farming and sustainable production. Bunch thinning. Average production 700 grams per vine or 1,120 kg per hectare. Manual harvesting in boxes at dawn. Gentle destemming without crushing. Manual selection of grapes.
Pre-fermentation maceration at 2º for 5 days. Alcoholic fermentation at 25º. Aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months, with a personalized toasting.
Limited and numbered production.