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Blas Muñoz Cepas Viejas

01/06

Vintage

The meteorological variability was the recurring factor throughout this very atypical vintage, and conditioned the harvest both in quantity and quality. With winter came the first adversity for the vineyard, in the first half of January a historical snowstorm associated with the storm Filomena, followed by a no less important cold wave, with temperatures of down to -16? C, caused death of buds and even of complete parts of the strains. The autochthonous varieties, with later cycles and better adapted to the climate, held out well. A new rainy season in mid-September interrupted the harvest and had adverse effects on ripening in the later areas as it favored the appearance of fungal foci that made the selection of bunches essential to maintain quality standards.

02/06

Vintage of the wine

2021

03/06

Winemaking

100% Old Vine Tempranillo. The grapes are inspected upon arrival at the winemaking cellar. Afterwards, they are de-stemmed and crushed. The fermentation and maceration takes place in stainless steel deposits over 15 days at a controlled temperature of 25º C.

04/06

Varieties

* 100% Tempranillo.

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05/06

Aging

Following fermentation, the wine is aged in 80 percent American and 20 percent French oak for 12 months. It rounds off its ageing with a minimum of six months in the bottle.

06/06

Tasting notes

Colour

Intense, brilliant and clean ruby-red colour.

Nose

Excellent expression of the variety, with red fruit and wild blackberry. It shows perfect balance of fruit and oak, offering pleasant hints of toasted wood, vanilla and a touch of balsamic behind the fruit.

Mouth

Round and velvety, with ripe fruit (blackberry and cherry) and a touch of vanilla, coconut, mint and bay leaves. Good structure, polished and with a persistent finish. Good acidity.

Pairing

Roasted meats, stews, blue fish and fish stews, charcuterie and cured cheeses.

Our
Awards

The Spanish Institute of Quality Wine is a private academic association that brings together the leading independent Spanish wineries.

95

points

2015

IWC – 2021 UK

Our
Awards

The Spanish Institute of Quality Wine is a private academic association that brings together the leading independent Spanish wineries.

95

points

2015

IWC – 2021 UK

D.O

I.G.P. Castilla

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