SPANISH VINES

CRIANZA TEMPRANILLO (2005)

Location

Purísima Bodegas Concepción (D.O. Ribera del Jucar)

Grape Variety

100% Tempranillo

Vinification

  • Cold prefermentative Maceration: 3 days
  • Fermentation: 18 days in 20,000 liter stainless steel tanks
  • Post - Fermentative Maceration: 9 days
  • Malolactic fermentation: in 20,000 liter stainless steel tanks
  • Aging: 12 months in 70% new American & 30% new French oak barrles, followed by 12 months in bottle before relase

Bottle Information

  • Alcoholic By Volume: 13.5%
  • Production: 31,000 bottles. 750 ml.

Tasting Notes

Elegant bouquet of vanilla, ripe plums and white pepper. Rich and full-bodied with complex flavors progressing from prunes and blackberries to dark chocolate and cocoa.

Serving Suggestions

  • Tasting temperature: 60.8-64.4ºF
  • Game, red meat, lamb, flavorful hard cheeses, mushroom sauces

Presentation

  • 750 ml.
  • 12 bottles/case
  • UPC: 0-80397-30060-0