Floral de Uncastellum 2009
Price £9.75
Stock Level: 70
| Grape: | Tempranillo 60% Grenache 40% |
| Strength: | 13.5% |
| Style: | Medium Bodied |
| Size: | 750ml |
| Cellar Notes: | a balanced Garnacha-Tempranillo blend from the vineyards in Alto Aragón. All freshness and pleasure a delightful youthful tipple. Unoaked. |
| Appearance: | Shiny cherry and violet glints that reveal its youth. |
| Aromas: | A juicy nose full of alluring sour cherries, aromatic grass, irises and water lillies, that pay honour to the wine's name. |
| Palate: | Fresh juicy mouth, with aloe notes and a clean and refreshing finish. |
| Serving Notes: | Excellent for barbequed meats |
Vineyard:
Bodegas Uncastellum
The vineyard is located in the municipality of Uncastillo, bordering on Catiliscar and Sos del Rey Católico. The plantation was done on the south-eastern slopes, in order to make the most of the solar energy and compensate for the high altitude of the fields. This ensures a correct ripening of the fruit, as well as a notable diurnal temperature variation. In order to prevent erosion, the slopes have a permanent indigenous plant cover. This indigenous vegetation cover is periodically mowed and left on the slope’s surface to in order to maintain fertility. This land is very rich in chalky stones and was originally covered by a mediterranean forest. An average rainfall of 550/600 mm makes irrigation unnecessary, but ensures the rootstock can pierce properly to the deepest layers and extract the soil’s best characteristics, which make their wines unique.
Product Review
This review is from The Wine Advocate The 2009 Floral de Uncastellum Organic is 60% Tempranillo and 40% Garnacha fermented in tank. The nose reveals damp earth, red cherries and spice notes leading to a medium to full-bodied, ripe, dense, structured wine with excellent balance and length. It will drink well for another 4-5 years. Uncastellum is an organically certified producer functioning at a high level as these offerings attest.
Jade Dawson - 90 out of 100
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