Suertes Del Marques El Ciruelo

El Ciruelo comes from a tiny piece of volcanic rock, with centuries-old Listán Negro vineyards. 95 Parker Points: ” property is always a special moment. El Ciruelo 2017 fermented in a concrete vat with whole bunches and native yeasts and soaked for 25 days. The wine was aged for 11 months in old 500 l French oak barrels. This wine always combiness elegance with strength; it has structure, but it seems to evolve a little faster than in 2016. It is a little more affordable, but it also has a high dose of tannin. A wine that gets better in the bottle 4,000 bottle were bottle in September 2018. ” Variety: 97% Listán Negro and 3% Listán Blanco (Palomino) – organic grapes, grown and harvested by hand and vinified 80% unpeeled Color: dark cherry red, with garnet hues Bouquet: subtle, elegant and marked by the minerality of the volcanic soil; notes of licorice, black berries, black cherries, dried herbs Taste: intense, vibrant and very expressive, with wonderful complexity and acidity, baked tannins; intense aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, smoke and spices, on a mineral background (volcanic rock) Culinary combinations: red meat steaks, steak tartare, chicken stew, rice meat, sheep cheese Serving temperature 16-18 ° C Number of bottle produced: 4,000 – due to the very low yield of this vine, the production is extremely limited and is in high demand every year Optimal consumption period: 2019 – 2029