El Escoces Volante En Sus Trece, Aragon, Spain

飛翔的蘇格蘭人酒莊初心紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：1167

The pure Garnacha 2018 En Sus Trece was produced with grapes from two plots of organically farmed vines planted in 1967 and 1974 in the village of Villarroya de la Sierra on stony red soils at 800+ meters in altitude. This is a significant change, as it used to be produced with grapes purchased from the villages of Acered and Alarba. The wines tend to have more acidity, which goes with the freshness in the wines. The destemmed grapes were crushed into an open concrete tank, where they fermented with indigenous yeasts. It was kept on fine lees for 15 months. It has intense balsamic aromas, a minty touch, with notes of Mediterranean herbs, aniseed and licorice, and despite being unoaked, it has a faint touch of smoked bacon. It has a vibrant palate with pungent flavors and fine tannins, long, tasty and fine. It's medium to full-bodied and intense, with glossy fruit, not a shy Garnacha for sure. 2,732 bottles were filled in March 2020.

The old vine Garnacha cuvée, 2016 En Sus Trece is now declassified and sold without appellation of origin, even if the grapes come from Calatayud. It's pure Garnacha from mostly slate soils. The wine is fruit driven, straightforward, with notes of red fruit and has round, fine-grained tannins. 5,000 bottles were produced.

There is a non-DO, old-vine Garnacha sourced from different plots in the villages of Alarba and Acered in Calatayud, fermented outside the appellation, called 2013 En Sus Trece. It's produced with fruit from plots at 1,000 to 1,100 meters altitude on slate soils, fermented in open-top concrete vats and bottled unoaked after being aged on the lees in underground concrete tanks for some 20 months. Some of the old vineyards have some Moristel grapes interplanted with the Garnacha. It has an explosive aromatic nose of flowers and Mediterranean herbs, but with great freshness, elegance and poise. The palate is vibrant and superbly balanced, with a fine thread of acidity going through its core and a clear mineral sensation in the texture. It finishes long and tasty. This is a superb unoaked Garnacha. It feels very young and should develop nicely in bottle, with the subtlety and sleekness provided by time. 12,000 bottles produced.