ZAZA
Varietal: 100% Garnacha
DO: Campo de Borja
Vintage: 2007
Winery: Santo Cristo
Production: 2500 (9 liter cases)
TASTING NOTES:
Color: Deep Rose with vibrant tones
Nose: Pronounced raspberry & strawberry with subtle integrated
notes of cinammon and cream
Palate: Full bodied fruit characters, crisp acidity, creamy mouthfeel,
long finish
REGION, HARVEST & VINIFICATION
Santo Cristo is the third largest winery in the DO of Campo de Borja.
It is situated in the village of Ainzon at the foot of Moncayo, the
highest Aragon mountain, which dominates the landscape and climate.
The vineyards are located in chalk and clay free-draining soils on
the slopes of Moncayo. The soil content combined with minimal rainfall
and significant differences in night and day temperatures gives rise
to wines with excellent color, aroma and distinctive varietal flavors.
The grapes for ZaZa were harvested by hand during the second week
of October from selected old bush vine fruit. The fruit was then crushed
and destemmed. Must remained in contact with skins for 24-48 hrs then
freerun juice was bled to stainless steel fermenters. Once inoculated
with aromatic DV10 and X5 yeasts the fermenting juice was transferred
to new French and American barrels to complete fermentation. After
ferment the wine was transferred sur lie back to tank to be lees stirred
for another 4-6 weeks to integrate flavors and build up mouthfeel,
length and complexity.
TECHNICAL
DATA
pH: 3.2
Alcohol: 14.%
RS: 3.2 g/l
TA: 6.0 g/l
WINEMAKER: Norrel Robertson, MW
“This has been made as a fruit driven rose with great complexity
that will stand up to a variety of foods. Fermentation of Rose with
wood followed by sur lies aging helps a number of technical and style
issues. Fermentation in oak helps fix the color early in the winemaking
process leading to greater stability in the bottle. Similarly many
of the delicate flavor compounds are converted to more stable forms
which hold together better in bottle.”
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How to Purchase
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