Showing posts with label Bobal grape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bobal grape. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Bobal Wines (VI): Monterruiz old vines 2011
Monterruiz old vines 2011
Wine type
young red wine
Grape Varieties
50% Bobal 25% Monastrell 25% Cencibela
Elaboration
Tasting Notes
Wine temperature was about 13 ° C. Glass for red wine Schott Zwisesel Pure Loop Cabernet.
Color and nuance: Cherry color, clean and bright, upper middle layer.
About the cellar:
Telefono: 967 493 828
Fax: 967 493 828
E-mail: reservas@monterruiz.com
Web: www.monterruiz.com
young red wine
Grape Varieties
50% Bobal 25% Monastrell 25% Cencibela
Elaboration
Selected varieties, vines over 80 years. Manual selection and fermentation in tanks of 3,000 liters.
Tasting Notes
Wine temperature was about 13 ° C. Glass for red wine Schott Zwisesel Pure Loop Cabernet.
Color and nuance: Cherry color, clean and bright, upper middle layer.
Nose: Nose in that arise aromas of fruit red fresh such as currants and violets, black pepper notes and menthol flavors.
Flavour of the Wine: The palate is fresh and very intense, somewhat tannic and with a very strong minty aftertaste.
Overall impression :Powerful wine with personality. Fruit flavors and menthol are quite present
Presentation : Bottle of 75 cl. Bordeaux type, funny label.
About the cellar:
Monteagudo Ruíz S.L.
Plaza San Pedro, nº 17 y 18
Casas de Santa Cruz (CUENCA)
Plaza San Pedro, nº 17 y 18
Casas de Santa Cruz (CUENCA)
SPAIN
Telefono: 967 493 828
Fax: 967 493 828
E-mail: reservas@monterruiz.com
Web: www.monterruiz.com
Monday, November 12, 2012
Bobal Wines (V): Arte Mayor IV
Arte Mayor IV
100% Bobal variety used. Vines of plot 'La Beata' in the subarea of 'La Muela' in the municipality of Requena, old strains ensured over 80 years. Production of less than 1.5 kg per vine. Blend of several vintages (2005-10%, 2006-60% and 2007 - 30%). Aged in French oak barrels of fine grain (70% new and 30% second use). Stay in bottle 12 months before marketing.
Tasting Notes
Color and nuance:: Color intense cherry and plum, which remain dark shades violet edges of the glass, high layer due to its high concentration.
Nose: High aromatic intensity, continuously evolves in the glass from the first service. Persistent red fruit and black ripe aromas, presence of aromas of wild berries jam, balsamic, a freshly plucked roots, stone aromas and Mediterranean undergrowth, is quite complex and constantly evolving.
Flavour of the Wine: The palate is dense and balanced, with a large structure, has a very mature and sweet tannin, reappear balsamic aftertaste and good doses of crystallized fruit.
Overall impression :An elegant wine, sweet, ripe, high expression of a selection of fruit from old vines and worked perfectly, its long aging and blending of different vintages, makes a delicious nectar and assembled good.
Presentation : Double glass Bottle of 75 cl. Bordeaux type, artistic label.
About the cellar:
Dominio de la Vega S.L.
Ctra Madrid-Valencia pk 270,650
46390 San Antonio (Valencia)
SPAIN
Phone: +34 96 232 05 70
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bobal wines (IV): Casa Don Angel Bobal 2009
Vera de Estenas Casa Don Angel Bobal 2009
Wine type
red wine aged in oak
Grape Varieties
100% Bobal,
Elaboration
Elaboration
100% Bobal from old vines of over 80 years, productions less than 1 kg. per vine. Vintage from the second week of October. Collected in boxes of 15 Kg and directly discharged into the winery located less than 250 meters from the cellar, hopper trailer, softly squeezed and alcoholic fermentation in tanks at a temperature lower than 24 ° C., aged more than 30 months between deposit , barrels and bottle.
Tasting Notes
Wine temperature was about 17 ° C. Glass for red wine Schott Zwisesel Pure Loop Cabernet.
Color and nuance: Dark red color with violet edges, high layer, tear quite dense and abundant bright and intense color.
Nose : In the nose and stopped glass we find ripe black fruit, after shaking the glass began to appear the aromas of the wood, vanilla and cinnamon highlighting also roasted and spiced aromas , forming a perfect warm and powerful fragrance.
Wine temperature was about 17 ° C. Glass for red wine Schott Zwisesel Pure Loop Cabernet.
Color and nuance: Dark red color with violet edges, high layer, tear quite dense and abundant bright and intense color.
Nose : In the nose and stopped glass we find ripe black fruit, after shaking the glass began to appear the aromas of the wood, vanilla and cinnamon highlighting also roasted and spiced aromas , forming a perfect warm and powerful fragrance.
Flavour of the Wine: Of entry has a dry but intense strike, is wide in mouth and pronounced tannins but good acidity that makes it fresh at the same time mature. Passes well by mouth and is very intense and pleasant. Strong tannins that when reaching the end of mouth are accentuated hoping that to counteract protein food. Short path but with good intensity.
Overall impression : Intense and powerful wine very pleasant to the palate but not losing the typical race Bobal variety, a recommended wine to eat, especially foods high protein concentration like red meat and game meats.
Presentation : Bottle of 75 cl. Bordeaux type, labeled very serious classical and elegant presentation.
About the cellar:
Vera de Estenas Viñedos y Bodegas
Junto carretera N-III, Km 266.
Paraje La Cabezuela. Finca Casa Don Ángel.
Paraje La Cabezuela. Finca Casa Don Ángel.
P.O. BOX: 20
46300 Utiel – Valencia (SPAIN)
PHONE:+34 96 230 42 32
Friday, October 26, 2012
Bobal Wines (II): Primum Bobal 2011
Primum Bobal 2011
Wine type
young red
Grape Varieties
100% Bobal
Elaboration
Brown limestone soils, continental climate with Mediterranean features the altitude reaches the 700 meters with an insolation of 2,600 hours per year and low rainfall in 2011 some 375 liters per square meter. The age of the vines is 65 years. Selected harvest.
young red
Grape Varieties
100% Bobal
Elaboration
Brown limestone soils, continental climate with Mediterranean features the altitude reaches the 700 meters with an insolation of 2,600 hours per year and low rainfall in 2011 some 375 liters per square meter. The age of the vines is 65 years. Selected harvest.
Tasting Notes
Wine temperature was about 14 ° C. Glass for red wine cabernet type.
Color and nuance: Clean and bright with intense tear medium to high layer. Dark cherry color with purple trim.
Nose : Clean and elegant, high intensity, red fruit notes, aromas of raspberry, strawberry and cherry with a light and elegant touch of spices.
Flavour of the Wine: Good acidity that gives the wine a remarkable cool very nice, with delicate notes of fresh fruit, quite refined tannins. The final is medium to long with reminiscences of goodies of raspberry
Overall impression : Highlights the freshness marked by an interesting acidity and delicate notes frisantes due to youth, at all times prevails fruit, appearing subtle scrubland footnotes. Highlights the personality of the wine.
Presentation : Bottle of 75 cl. Bordeaux type, artistic label.
About the Cellar:
Monday, June 13, 2011
Return to Manchuela
Organize a trip to the 'Señorío de Monterruíz' this weekend, a place where, surrounded by vine and grain fields, we have the opportunity to experience the peace and quiet, very rare in the urban environment.
Eleven people we met there to spend the day with the owners of this rural resort and winery, where we visited all the facilities thereof. The animal poultry with pen, the small garden where vegetables and fruits provide that after the food is tasted, always in season, the house which has two rooms to enjoy a fewdays of tranquility and rural life and the cellar, where wines rest in clay pots and bottles that already contain part of the harvest.
Your stay here provides moments of relaxation, friendly conversation and when it comes to food, wine uncorking are going we will enjoy while serving tapas typical home Mancha (ratatouille, sausages killing, toasted bread, fried cheese, eggs in poultry ...), passes through the glasses of white Airen very little production, made entirely of clay pot, a fresh wine with marked acidity and green apple and tropical aromas that whet the appetite and the diner's mouth.
With advancing tasting and appetizers, are opening the first carbonic maceration wines of Bobal, also limited edition, and the sensory blast picks up the aromas of fresh red fruit, violets and menthol very soft. While the vine shoots are attaching themselves to grill lamb chops and smells of the fire along with the flavors of Bobal Joven Selection 2010, a greasy and structured wine, fruit of a selection ends up giving an intense juice but still very soft mouth, reminding the ripe black fruit and spices very minty, ideal for enjoying these grilled steaks of branches of the year, so fragrant and this came to be enjoying the food.
And in the dessert after the fruit and homemade egg custard in a double boiler, we turn to taste a chocolate-covered almonds made using traditional methods who paired with a sweet homemade bobal makes the taste buds , and full of tastes and flavors of the plains of La Mancha.
After coffee and conversation and as a sunset stroll through the terroir of the area, to lower food and learn about the vines and fields which supplies the cellar. In short another day to rest, relax, drink and eat great and in good company.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Presentation of the Association Primum Bobal
On Thursday, day 10, around midday the Instituto Tecnológico de Requena, was presented the association Primum Bobal. This is the bet of seven wineries Utiel-Requena, with common interests to defend the autochthonous variety Bobal.
Vera de Estenas, Criadores y Artesanos, Chozas Carrascal, Dominio de la Vega, Pagos del Molino, Finca Ardal and Dagón Bodegas, are the seven associated with common characteristics and special uses from variety Bobal vines on property, with distinguished terroirs, wine family type control the winemaking process from vine to the bottle, all wine producers and have as its objectives the promotion and popularization of the wines of Bobal variety of wine culture in general, their bet on the quality wine, for the promotion of tourism in the region and raise awareness of the 'brand' in international markets as a sign of quality and character.
To do this, aside from looking for partnerships as a commercial brand, have also signed partnership agreements with technology institutes and research universities such as viticulture and the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Valladolid, in order to have scientific and rigorous than that in practice it is a fact and certainly in the academic progress for the benefit of the processed product, the technological applications in the field in the very variety Bobal.
The event was presented by Felix Martinez Roda, manager of the winery Vera de Estenas and president of the association, and with the participation of other wineries, the marketing and communication equipment and closed by the Director General of Research of the Department of Agriculture of the Generalitat Valenciana.
After the event has offered an appetizer paired with selected wines of Primum Bobal association in tunnel building came from the Instituto Tecnologico de Requena. After the tasting, the association has invited to a meal at the winery Dominio de la Vega, which has offered a menu typical of the area to be paired with wines Las DosCes, Ocho Cuerdas Bobal, Casa Don Angel Bobal, Arras de Bobal, Arte Mayor, Pasiego de Autor and Miquelius , exponents of the selection of wines that make up the first wine of Primum Bobal.
A project for present and future, relating to the global wine scene, with the seal of a district and a few families from the rest by deepening commitment to making quality wines with Bobal grape variety.
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