Santalba Nabot

Type of wine: Single Vineyard

Vintage: 2008

Origen: D.O.Ca. Rioja

Subregion: Rioja Alta

Alcohol: 14,5 %

Total Production: 3.770 bottles

Vineyards: Sustainable- Over 100 years

Vineyard location: Gimileo

Vineyard training: Bush

Soil composition: Sandy

Vineyard altitude: 420 m

Irrigation : No

Green harvest: No

Harvest date: October 22th

Type of harvest: Manual in 12 Kg crates

Destemmed: Yes

Grapes pressing: Yes, very soft

Prefermentative maceration:4 days

Fermentation: Spontaneous and controlled.

Malolactic in barrels.

Racking: Every 6 months by gravity

Type of oak: Intense toasted

Filtered: No

The vineyard used is over 100 years probably prephilexeric. Only produced in excellent vintages.

Visual: Deep intense black colour which stains the sides of the glass.

Aromas:. An intense and defined nose which is complex, attractive and full of character has touches of amaretto sponge-cake, egg-yolk cakes, violet, vanilla, medicinal,

roasted, cedar, tobacco and black fruit liqueurs.

Taste: On the palate it is attacking, with body and tasty acidity, excellent structure, balance and a long finish with a floral back-taste.

Serving suggestions: Good with grilled meat, stewed mushrooms and wild mushrooms, cheeks in wine, fried foie gras, sirloin in pepper sauce, red meats, beans and pulses, mature and semi-mature cheese, game in red wine, steak tartare and so on.

Temperature of consumption: 17ºC