GRAN FAMILIA
Varietal Composition: 90% Tempranillo 10% Graciano.
Vintage: 2006
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
2006 was a very good year in Rioja. A hot summer
was followed by a very wet September. Harvest was delayed until mid-October
ensuring optimum ripeness of fruit. The grapes were hand-harvested.
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.
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Ratings/Reviews
Robert Parker’s The Wine
Advocate - 87 Points “Best Buy Spanish Red under
$20.00”. Issue #175, Feb 2008
“Bodegas Castillo de Fuenmayor has produced excellent white
and red entry level Riojas that are noted on the Best Buy Chart”
- Jay Miller
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How to Purchase
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