LABEL
Original artwork for ENATE by Erwin
Bechtold
PRESENTATION
75 cl.
PRIZES
2010 Vintage
Gold Medal: Concours Mondial Bruxelles
Gold Medal: Sélections Mondiales des Vins,
Canada.
Gold Medal: Mundus Vini, Gernamy.
TOP 100 WINES OF THE WORLD 2015,
World Association of Wine Writers
and Journalists.
2011 Vintage
Silver Medal: Concours Mondial Bruxelles.
GRAPE VARIETIES
Cabernet Sauvignon from a selection of vineyards in our Barraón and Salas Bajas estates.
VINIFICATION
A warmer spring than usual and a lack of rain provoked the harvest to begin earlier. However,
the second fortnight of July and the first ten days of August were colder than usual and
slowed down the ripening of the grape bunches. After the high temperatures recorded during
the third week of the month, the harvest began on August, the 18th.
The cabernet harvested for the production of this wine arrived at the winery in optimal
condition, with beautiful colour, excellent acidity and good levels of sugar. The harvest
finished on 15th September.
Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 24 ºC and maceration
with the skins lasted for a total of three weeks. The wine was then devatted into new French
oak barrels when it underwent malolactic fermentation and it was left to age in the same
barrels for 18 months. Stabilisation took place in tank before bottling.”
BOTTLING
March 2014.
TASTING
Intense and expressive on the nose, with black fruit emerging from a background of fresh
licorosidad. Balsamic, phenolic and spicy notes mingle beautifully with toasted aromas that
hint at cream and chocolate afforde by the new oak. Rich and and meaty on the palate with
mouth-fillingly mature tannins that promise excellent capacity for ageing in bottle. Pleasant
finish that lingers long after drinking.
WINEMAKER’S IMPRESSIONS
This wine is the result of a fusion of the best Cabernet grapes from our finest vineyards. Its
serious Atlantic side is softened by its lively Mediterranean characteristics, resulting in a
much-loved wine that proves the quality of Somontano’s elegant Cabernets.”
SERVICE
Serve between 16-18 °C. Ideal with smoked food, casseroles and red meat.
As the wine received minimum filtration, there is a possibility that it will present some bitartrate
sediment in the bottle. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon and is a guarantee that the
wine has not been subjected to physical or chemical treatments. Upon decanting the wine
slowly, the sediment will remain in the bottle and will not affect the taste experience in any
way.