Description
Jon Cañas (Luis Cañas’ grandson) is the imaginative winemaker behind Bodegas Amaren. Grown with a sustainable and rational viticulture system, Amaren are committed both to the pursuit of top quality grapes and to the preservation of biodiversity and the environment. They practice “à la carte” viticulture, which means that each vine is treated according to its own needs. Upon entering the bodega, bunches are carefully selected before being destemmed so the individual berries can be sorted based on their weight. The resulting wine is then racked to new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, during which the lees are pumped over periodically.
Dark cherry colour with black undertones and red hues. This blend that includes 10% white Malvasia creates a wonderfully floral and delicate nose that is unusual for a red wine. There is excellent conentration of dark red fruit from the majority of old vine Tempranillo. The palate is well structured and more powerful than the nose suggests, and has a tenaciously fruity and long finish.