Crianza Red Wine, Torremilanos

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Torremilanos Estate

75 cl bottle

The wine that defines Torremilanos winery by tradition. It is your business card. A red wine with 24 months in the barrel that captivates you with its harmony and balance. A live wine that does not tire and asks for more.

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Description

Torremilanos wines are unique. Their vineyards, biodynamic agriculture, biodiversity and life: this allows them to make magnificent wines. The personality and style of its wines are determined by its soil, its vines and biodynamic viticulture, which maximizes biodiversity, energy and life on the estate.

Data sheet:

Store: Torremilanos farm. Peñalba López family

Ribera del Duero O.D.

Grade: 14,0%

Variety: 95% Tempranillo, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting note: Intense and dark color with ruby and purple tones. Aroma of red and black fruits (blackberry, currant, raspberry, grape) hints at the beginning that give way to nuances of ripe, fresh grapes, accompanied by roasted sensations and balsamic tones of thyme and lavender. The mouth is silky, fleshy, and juicy, with a great mineral freshness.

Serving temperature: 15-17º C

Geology and Soil: Diverse lands in terms of composition due to erosion and sedimentation of the Duero River. Different microclimates marked by the Atlantic-Mediterranean confluence.

Viticulture: Grapes picked by hand. Selected vintage. Ecologically grown vineyards on a farm in Aranda de Duero, following the precepts of biodynamic agriculture.

Preparation: Wine from different moments of the 2015 vintage. Maceration for 10 days. Yeasts of the harvest and of the grape. Fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 22 months in 225-liter French and American oak barrels.

Pairing: At Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it with sausages, stews, cured sheep and goat cheeses, white meats, rice dishes with meat, oily fish, grilled red meats, roast lamb and legume stews. Without forgetting the acorn-fed ham.

Torremilanos Wines: the maximum expression of the Ribera de Duero

Organically grown vineyards on their farms in Aranda de Duero, following the precepts of biodynamic agriculture and years of experience, result in high-quality DO Ribera wines. His references are characterized by the combination of tradition and modernity and with the quality of the Torremilanos seal as a hallmark.

Varieties of grapes

The Tempranillo grape, also known in the region as Tinta del País or Tinto Fino, is our main variety, which gives the characteristic colour, aroma and body to the red wines of the Ribera del Duero. To a lesser extent, we also grow other varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Garnacha Tinta. The main authorized white grape variety is Albillo Mayor.

Tempranillo

The Tempranillo grape produces wines with a strong violet color. Blackberry aromas stand out, combined with black berries of the forest. Structured to sweet tannin when overripe, medium acidity.

Cabernet Sauvignon

It provides wines with high acidity, aromas of green pepper stand out, which turn to black fruits in overripe. Accused tannin.

Merlot

Wine of medium acidity, aromas of black fruit stand out combined with nuances of nuts. Medium tannin.

Malbec

High acidity wine, aromas of black fruit stand out combined with nuances of menthol balsamic. Medium tannin.

Red garnacha

Aromatic wines in which the ripe strawberry predominates, with little color and medium acidity. Medium tannin. High oxidative potential.

Albillo Mayor

Aromatic wines dominated by pome and stone fruits, apple and peach, with a very subtle color, between pale straw yellow and pale steely. Medium acidity.

Additional Information

Weight :	1,6 kg
Format	although it was in 1975 when the Peu00f1alba Lu00f3pez family acquired the farm.
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Information about Finca Torremilanos

Torremilanos is located in the heart of the Ribera de Duero, near the city of Aranda de Duero and in a place characterized by being one of the centers of wine culture and wine tourism in the area.

The vineyards are located on the southern bank of the Douro River at an altitude of 800 to 900 meters. The area is varied in terms of terrain composition, orientation, altitude and microclimate. Its vineyards are heterogeneous and are made up of different plots in the surroundings of Torremilanos.

At Finca Torremilanos they practice rainfed agriculture, cultivating the vineyards without herbicides or insecticides following the criteria of biodynamic agriculture. They are consideredArtisans of the land¨ practicing 100% ecological and biodynamic agriculture.

The Torremilanos wine tradition dates back to 1903, although it was in 1975 when the Peñalba López family acquired the estate.

Convinced of the quality of the native grape, the Tempranillo variety and connoisseurs of the art of viticulture, Pablo Peñalba decides to increase the number of his own vineyards to reach the 200 hectares that the family owns today. All of them are located in the mountains surrounding the winery and are cared for following a philosophy of respect for the environment that allows all the wines of Bodega Torremilanos to be certified as organic.

The quality of the grapes, the soil, the climate, the own cooperage and the special conditions of the winery ensure optimal aging and the quality of its wines.