2006 VENTANA TEMPRANILLO
| Vintage: | 2006 |
| Wine Type: | Medium Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Tempranillo |
| Appellation: | Arroyo Seco |
| Harvest Date: | 4th week of Oct. 2006 |
| Acid: | .59g/100ml |
| PH: | 3.57 |
| Aging: | French and American Oak |
| Barrel Aging: | |
| 14 Months | |
| Fermentation: | Barrel Fermented |
| Alcohol %: | 13.5 |
This wine presents a beautiful garnet color. The rich full flavors of plum, blackberry, blueberry and tobacco “tango” on the palate, along with sensuous notes of vanilla, cedar and soft spice. Medium tannins make for a delicious lingering finish. Enjoy this lovely wine with a plate of Spanish tapas!
BEST IN CLASS Monterey County Fair Wine Challenge 8/13/09
DOUBLE GOLD Taster's Guild Wine Lover's Competition 8/25/09
GOLD Sommeliers Challenge 9/28/09
GOLD Riverside International Wine Competition 5/4/09
GOLD Los Angeles couty Fair Wine Competition 6/19/09
GOLD Denver International Wine Competition 9/30/09
Silver Houston Rodeo Wine Comp 12/14/09
Silver Indy International Wine Competition 7/30/09
Silver San Francisco International Wine Competition 6/19/09
Silver Taster's Guild International Wine Competition 5/8/09
The vines were planted in 2000 with the 2005 being the first wine vintage. This high altitude tempranillo clone prefers cooler temperatures and our rocky soil.
De-stemmed grapes were fermented in a six ton open-top fermentor. Must was hand-punched three times daily. The wine was pressed.until dry, then immediately placed in oak barrels for ML fermentation and 14 months of aging.
300 Cases, very limited
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