Castillo De Valdestrada 2000
Grape Variety: 100% Tempranillo.
Ageing: 30 months in american oak casks and 9 months "resting" in bottle.
Alcohol content: Approximately 12,50º.
Area of production: "TIERRA DE BARROS" Badajoz (Extremadura).
Soil composition: Moderately clayey.
Wine characteristics: Very intense ruby-red colour with brick rim. It has an extremely elegant ageing aroma with light body, but warm. Its long ageing provides a wide range of fruity hints and a note of wood, tobacco and high roast. By mouth it is meaty and strong. The palate is round and soft showing its good production techniques and excellent ageing which produce a long and wide range of taste and olfactory sensations. It is silky and balanced and leaves on the palate an exciting remembrance to which you cannot but surrender.
Serving suggestions: It should be served at room temperature, enough oxygenated to eliminate its intense reduction aromas (open the bottle between 1 and 2 hours before consumption). It goes well with red or white meat, game, cured or fresh cheese of blue or yellow paste. At lower temperature it should be accompanied by underdone or cooked fish, all kind of seafood or a good foie gras.
Euro 11.53
(ex VAT)
Palacio De Valdeinfante 2000
Wine class: Gran Reserva.
Grape Variety: 100% Tempranillo.
Ageing : 24 months in american oak casks and 9 months "rounded" in bottle.
Alcohol content: Approximately 12,50º.
Area of production: "TIERRA DE BARROS" Badajoz (Extremadura).
Soil composition: Moderately clayey.
Wine characteristics: Intense cherry-ruby colour with brick tones and medium intensity. With a well balanced fruity and ageing aroma, the nose displays elegant hints of leather, tobacco and spices. By mouth it is ample and vogorous, very balanced and lively. By retornasal via the long characters of their ageing in wood linger well matched noble tannins.
Serving suggestions: It should be served at 18ºC. Is is an appropiate wine for heavy meals, all kind of meats (game, ox, lamb, poultry) stews and cured or strong taste cheese. At lower temperature it is a perfect match with soups, creams, pâtés and cooked fish. It should be let "breathe" before consumption. Open the bottle from two to four hours before serving.
Euro 11.53
(ex VAT)
