VIÑAZARES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. Alto de Inazares Majarazán 2020 Red 2020
Description
Viticulture
Production areas: Inazares and Murcia's northwest region. Soils: Chalky, brown, deep, and clayey, calcareous, with the presence of limestone and marl. 800-1,373 m.a.s.l. Altitude: 700 meters - 1,373 meters.
Vinification
Monastrell harvest: the 6th of September, 2020. Maceration for 13 days. Alcoholic fermentation at a temperature below 23ºC. Soft daily pump-over. Pinot noir, syrah harvest: the 17th of September and the 5th of October, 2021. Cold pellicular maceration for 8-15 days.
Wine aging
60% of the monastrell wine remains in second-fill American oak barrels, with medium toast, for 12 months, while 20% remains in French oak barrels, with medium toast, for the same period of time. Syrah is aged on fine lees for 12 months. Pinot noir is aged on fine lees for 12 months.
Vintage details
Bottled 19 July 2022.
Tasting notes
Honeyed. Creaminess, vanilla oak. Black fruit, sweet spices, cedar, menthol. Toasted wood.