"WINNER OF A BIG GOLD MEDAL IN THE 2009 BRUSSELS WORLD COMPETITION"- Excepcional!! -
- PAGO DE CIRSUS Cuveé Especial
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Origin: FINCA PAGO DE CIRSUS
Climate: Continental low rainfall -200 ml/year.
Altitude: 630 feet above sea level.
Variety: Tempranillo-Merlot-Syrah.
Yield per Hectare: 3.900 Kg.
Yield per Plant: 1,39 kg.
Vineyard Training: Trellis.
Plant Density: 2.800 grapevines/hectare.
Harvest Dates: Tempranillo: October 5-10 / Merlot: September 5-10 / Cabernet-Sauvignon: October 3-8.
Harvest System: By hand in 15 kg. cases.
Fermentation Task: French oak 1,000-litre tanks with temperature control.
Maceration: Cold pre-maceration at 5º C for 24 h in cooling chamber.
Cask Storage: 12 months in new French oak casks.
Alcohol Content: 14º.
Total Acidity: 5,3 g/litre.
Ph: 3,41.
To Drink: Now and during the next 5 years.
Serving Temperature: 18-21°C.
Type of Glass: Riedel Vinum 416/30 series.
Good with Cheese: Smoked Idiazabal, Cabrales, Roquefort, Chévre de Luchon, Ragusanno 20 mesi, cured Manchego in oil.
Tasting Notes: Dark cherry red colour. Complex bouquet combining balsamic aromas with red berries. Silky, syrupy and velvety to the palate, full-bodied with a long and powerful aftertaste.
