Montgó Barrel Select

Bold and Beautiful Elegance: Every year our winemaker makes an extra effort to find the perfect grapes during harvest and then selects the best barrels to create Montgó Barrel Select. The care and craftsmanship in this blend of four different grapes creates a unique work of art. This is a wine with a unique power of bold seduction and a beautifully elegant finish.

Grape Varietals:
54% Monastrell, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Shiraz, 7% Garnacha Tintorera

Harvest:
More than 40 year old bush vines located in Campos Arriba and Campos Abajo - Yecla. The grapes were handpicked at the optimum stage of ripeness from late September through October.

Winemaking:
Temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks of 8 - 15,000 kilos at 24-31ºC. Maceration up to 26 days. Cold maceration at 5ºC for 48 hours and 15% saignee in order to concentrate the musts. Pressed and racked to epoxy lined cement tanks whereby it underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged for 18 months in 100% French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes:
Brilliant violet highlights shimmer in the dark amethyst color of this wine. An intense bouquet bursts with aromas of plums, cherries, blueberries and cigar box. The panotes, café au lait, toffee and cacao with and integrated burst of spicy vanilla and toasted oak. The finish is long and lingering. This is a full-bodied
wine, beautifully balanced with lively acidity accompanying the full flavor profile, and will age well in your cellar

Serving Suggestion:
The depth and complexity of our Montgó Barrel Select go amazingly well with game such as braised rabbit or roast duck.

Awards:
Vinalies Internationales Paris 2006 Vinalies d’Or
Premios Bacchus 2004 Madrid Bacchus Silver Medal

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