GRAN FAMILIA

**This wine VINTAGE has been discontinued **

Other Vintages:
Gran Familia 2009
Gran Familia 2010

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Varietal Composition: 90% Tempranillo 10% Graciano.
Vintage: 2008
DO: Rioja
Winery: Castillo de Fuemayor
Total Production: 15,000 cases.

TECHNICAL DATA
pH: 3.6
VA: 0.53 g/l
Harvest: Mid-late October
RS: 1.8 g/l
TOTAL SO2: 63 mg/l
Age of Vines: 25 year (average)
TA: 5.0 g/l
ALC: 12.5%

TASTING NOTES
Color: Deep cherry with garnet hues
Nose: Stewed fruit with fine wood and underlying spice
Palate: Elegant harmony of fruit, tannin and acidity with balsamic base
Finish: Long

WINEMAKER: Alfredo Gonzalez

Fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperture of 26 celsius. The wine underwent Malolactic fermentation and was aged 4 months in American Oak and 4 months in French Oak prior to release.

Known primarily for its reds Rioja is one of the five best-known and most prestigious wine-producing regions of the world. The Rioja’s principal soils are ideal for quality viticulture; they are well balanced in structure (sand, limestone and clays), slightly alkaline, low in organic matter and have a moderate supply of water in the summer.

Reviews/Awards

88 Points - Wine Advocate June 2010, Issue #189

“Gran Familia offers up a fragrant nose of cedar, leather, spice box and blackberry. This is followed by a medium-bodied wine with plenty of savory fruit, a forward personality, and enough structure and balance to drink well over the next 5 years. It is an excellent value”.

WINERY INFO
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