Type | Red wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 13.5% |
Estay
2020Spec sheet
The wine
Estay is pure Prieto Picudo; an expression of the true essence, distinction and personality of this excellent variety. A careful selection of vines, less intervention in the production process, and a calculated time spent ageing in wood give more significance to the land and create a wonderful varietal wine which has evolved to become more fruity over time.
What does this wine taste like?
This extraordinary VT Castile and León wine displaying a Picota cherry colour with ruby-red glints. A round and fresh wine, with a wild acidity and fragrant vegetal and herbal notes (tobacco leaves and liquorice), with aromas of flowers (violets and lilacs), blackcurrants and a hint of ash. Its time in wood is only felt through a subtle spicy taste and its well-balanced and measured tannins. Perhaps its label design gives the appearance of a fresh and simple wine, but it is a fluid drink which also displays deeper features. A long, quite intense, well-balanced and harmonious wine, ideal for a wide variety of pairings, it is an excellent partner for foods such as roasted meat, hard cheese or rich snacks, or even grilled sardines.
View | Ruby red / Clean / Bright |
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Bouquet | Fruit aromas / Red fruit / Black fruit / Fresh fruit / Tobacco / Liquorice / Almond / Floral scents / Violets |
Mouth | Fresh / Pleasant / Persistent |
Drinking and storing
Best served cool (14°C) and allowed to breathe for a short time before drinking.
Food pairing
Tapas / Roast meats / Cured cheeses / Sardines
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Winemaking
Grapes are hand-harvested, bunch by bunch, and fermented with their own natural yeast. Following a malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged for four months in American and French oak barrels and finally left to stand in the bottle for a further six months.
Ageing period | 4 months |
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Type of wood | French and American oak |
Vineyards
The vines grow in chalky-clay pebble-strewn soils at an altitude of 850 metres with a dry continental climate. These conditions, taken together with the fact that only 2,200 vines are planted per hectare, ensure the wine has a fresh and deep profile.
Vine age | 90 years |
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Soil | Clay / Limestone / Cobbles |
Climate | Continental |
Yields | Very low yields |
Altitude | 850.00 meters |