Description

PRODUCER:
Dominio de Fontana produces superb single-estate wines from the DO Uclés in Central Castile. The estate is situated in one of the northernmost and highest areas of Central Castile, with the vineyard located at an elevation of 700 to 900 metres above sea level. The ideal growing conditions at this altitude produce wines of great purity, freshness and varietal expression. The estate is managed as an integrated ecosystem, which includes hundreds of century-old Quercus oak trees and the vineyard is certified organic. These are authentic wines with a sense of place and a distinctive Spanish personality.

VINEYARD:
This wine is produced exclusively from the selected parcels of Camino Santa Cruz & El Pozo in the Dominio de Fontana estate; in the DO Uclés, Central Castile. These high-altitude vines are sustainably cultivated, without the use of pesticides, and only minimal treatments are employed. Each variety is carefully managed according to the different soils and growing conditions, in order to achieve perfectly balanced vines, capable of expressing both the character of the variety and the terroir.

WINEMAKING:
The two varieties were picked, destalked and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks at approximately 24°C. A post-fermentation maceration took place, with the length of time being individually tailored to the extraction level of each tank. The wines underwent full malolactic conversion, which resulted in a softer expression on the palate. 30% to 50% of the wine was transferred to mature in American oak barrels for four months.

TASTING NOTE:
An opulent red that is gloriously aromatic, with expressive notes of ripe, red berries from the Tempranillo, enhanced by a touch of pepper from the Syrah. Concentrated and full-bodied on the palate with elegant spicy notes of clove, a touch of vanilla and remarkable freshness and length.

GRAPES:
Syrah 50%, Tempranillo 50%.