8 Vírgenes 2014 La Zorra white wine (75cl)

Tasting notes

Bright red with golden highlights. Aromas of white fruit, toasted cereal, vanilla, fennel and aromatic herbs. Fresh and lively with marked acidity and long aftertaste.

Serving temperature: 8,5 - 9 ºC.

Vineyards

• Location: Mogarraz (Salamanca), Spain. Inside the Natural Park of Las Batuecas - Sierra de Francia (Biosphere Reserve)
• Careful selection of plots, varieties and loads (buds / ha)
• Regular ripening checks
• Pick up at the optimal time of acidity and degree
  100% manual harvest in boxes of 18 kg.

Elaboration

• Vatting after low performance pressing and static racking, in stainless steel tanks by applying cooling jackets and alcoholic fermentation spontaneously with its own yeast, in order not to steal any tinge of their varietal typicality. Temperatures always below 16°C, thus emphasizing its aromatic expression.
• Aged during 5 months in 100% French oak barrels with contribution of roundness and slight oiliness
• Final filtering and clarification, without further stabilization. Rest at controlled low temperature.

Vintage: 2013

• Bottling date: May 2015

Awards and Mentions

• 92 points Wine Advocate, eRobertParker.com. 30th October 2015
• 93 points Peñín Guide 2016
• Silver Arribe award @ International Wine Contest Arribe 2016
• 91 points Vinous (Antonio Galloni & Stephen Tanzer). January 2016