Dosterras Grenache

Dosterras Grenache from Catalunia, Spain. Different vineyards with different soils that are the main characteristics of Montsant: Sand (acidity); Clay (elegant and structured wines); Granite (acidity and freshness); Slate (minerality). Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation is made in 17,700-litre stainless steel tanks. Average duration of about 20 days. The wine aged in 500-litre French oak barrels from different suppliers for 12 months. In the nose developed fruit and minerality, graphite and burning stone. Sandalwood. The palate is harmonious and long on the palate. Very velvety and deep with fantastic balance. Garnatcha .Spain’s most widely planted blue grape. Excellent for blending, although the best wines from garnacha come from Priorato and usually make up a monocépage there. Garnacha is an important component of traditional rioja (usually up to 30 per cent). In France, this grape is used almost exclusively as a cépage with other grape varieties. Garnacha is a true Mediterranean grape addicted to the heat. The grape variety is always travelling after the sun, changing its name regularly. The vine is resistant to all kinds of diseases. The grape has a thin skin with little pigment. The grape prefers poor and dry soils with lots of (gravelly) stones. Little tannin and prone to oxidation, so this is not a wine for storage. Garnacha wines are characterised by a very fruity, almost sweet taste in which blackberries, cherries, kirsch, coffee, cocoa, figs and some pepper can be detected. They contain little acid.  

Op bezoek Fernando Grajales van Dosterras