Description

Store: Set d'Oli

DO: Without DO

Add: 2020

Variety: 100% Malvasia from Sitges

Grade: 13,5% vol.

Tasting note:

Given: a golden yellow color, with enough intensity, very bright and clean, a movement in the glass with glyceric touches that show us a good and beautiful tear.

Nose: offers intense aromas of ripe stone fruits (peach, apricot) and tropical notes.

Boca: Costenc is dry and fresh with a balanced acidity on the palate.

Serving temperature: 10-12º C

Preparation: It is a really different and perhaps unique wine, since we are talking about a wine made as a single variety with a recovered white grape such as Malvasía de Sitges. A grape recovered by this project, Set & Ros, made outside the DO, and aged in barrels for 6 months that gives it great complexity. A limited production of 3.400 bottles of this estate wine.

Pairing: en Made in Spain Gourmet We recommend it with fish, shellfish, white meat, poultry, soups, creams, and vegetables. And of course with vegan semi-cured cheeses from Veggie Karma and sheep semi-cured cheeses from Calaveruela.

Costenc, a wine for design-loving winelovers

As if it came out of the sea, its 'coastal' wine Costenc conquers inside and out... It is made with grapes 'punished by the sea' of the forgotten Malvasia variety from Sitges, whose essence is reflected in the bottle itself, which seems to have medium body damaged by saltpeter as if it were a buoy. It is a wine of character, fresh, with aromatic complexity in ripe fruit and floral notes of which only 3.400 numbered bottles are made. The marine erosion of the vineyards marks its flavor and is reflected in a container that speaks for itself.

A masterpiece that has just received one of the most relevant awards in the sector, the Gold for the design of the packaging at the Best of European Design & Advertising Awards, so if your partner is a lover of design and wine, it is a sure hit.

Main characteristics of the Malvasia grape

Before starting to describe this type of grape, you should be aware that we are talking about one of the oldest grapes in the country. There are not many regions with this grape since its production is low due to its sensitivity, it tends to be very susceptible to various diseases, so little by little they are replaced by other stronger varieties.

Its cluster is medium and not very compact, it is extremely sensitive to rot, a fatal characteristic in winemaking. The sensitivity of this grape means that not many bet on it, therefore the wines made with Malvasia are unique and very special.

It is an international variety as we can find it in Portugal as a protagonist in the elaboration of the madeira wine, in France, Croatia, Slovenia and even in Brazil, but Italy is the main producer of this variety. In Spain there is also a wide extension. The autonomous communities of Castilla y León and the Valencian Community are the clear representatives, although Aragón, the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Cantabria, Rioja and Murcia also support it.

Origins of the Malvasia grape

Depending on the expert you talk to, they will tell you that this variety comes from Asia or Greece. The exact place of origin is not clear, nor are the grape varieties that precede it, but its Greek origin is important. It is said that those responsible for introducing it in Spain, in the fourteenth century, were the Almogavars. These organized in guerrilla troops were dominated by the kings of the Crown of Aragon and settled on the coast of Valencia after the expeditions from Byzantium returned.

Several sub-varieties have emerged from this variety, due to its great internationalization: Alarije, Chasselas, Malvasía aromatica, Malvasía castellana, Malvasia rosa, Malvasia volcanica or Malvasia black. Depending on the production area in which it is made, you will be able to find one or another variety.

Characteristics of wines made with Malvasia grapes

Within this group we can find from the youngest wines made 100% with Malvasia grapes to Crianza or Reserva, where in most cases we find wines made with more than one variety. The young wines made with these grapes have greenish-yellow tones, while the Crianza wines are closer to golden tones. It has a high sugar content, which makes it perfect for making sweet wines. In this way, Malvasia wines withstand aging well.

These are some of the Malvasia variety wines that if you are addicted to sweet wine you cannot stop trying.

Additional Information

Weight :	1,6 kg
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Information about Set & Ros

They are passionate about the Mediterranean, respectful of the tempos of nature, committed to know-how and lovers of their work. Thus the DNA of Set & Ros, the reference brand of premium oils for the most demanding gourmets. Its two partners, Jordi Estivill and Albert Farré, are perfectly combined, since each one has a very well defined task in the company, Jordi is the commercial and Public Relations engine, who develops the brand and its value, and Albert It is the artist who knows olive trees and their fruits, who determines which oils can be sold and which cannot, and their different categories.

Set & Ros Since its inception, it has practiced organic farming on all its olive farms. Located in an area over 450m above sea level, about 10 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast, but with a notable influence from the sea, with a privileged climate. The combination of modern and traditional working methods allows the brand to obtain extra virgin olive oil of the highest quality.

Its olive trees grow on the Mediterranean coastline, between the sea and the mountains. Next to these farms Set & Ros It has a modern oil mill, which allows grinding to start right after harvesting and, therefore, to get the most flavor out of its oils.

Ros Caubó oils are the fruit of olives from 100% organic production, previously selected in successive tastings and coupages.

It is a range of limited production extra virgin olive oils, made with four varieties of olives. Starting with the Arbequina, with a fruity flavor and a great delicacy, going through the cornicabra, resulting in a very aromatic oil, the Hojiblanca, fruity and complex taste and, finally, the Picual, in an oil with a lot of personality and body.

Set & Ros is a partner and approved provider of Relais Chateaux in Spain and Portugal.