Pasos de la Capula Tempranillo 2017

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Our Price:  £7.30Earn 7 Loyalty Points Bottle or Case:    Bottle:  £7.30  Case of 6:  £43.80  Case of 12:  £87.60 Producer:  Pasos de la Capula Grape Varieties:  100% Tempranillo Optimum Drinking:  Within 3 years Wine Style:  Juicy fruity red Alcohol by Volume:  13% Closure:  Screwcap Country:  Spain Availability:

Pasos de la Capula Tempranillo 2017

The Pasos de la Capula brand is a really accessible range and these young, unoaked wines have been created for easy enjoyment. With stelvin screw-cap closures, the bottles are perfect to serve by the glass. The wines come from the largest winemaking region in the world, La Mancha. With low rainfall, hot days and cool nights, the 30 year plus vines are naturally low-yielding and produce wines of good concentration.

LOCATION

El Provencio - 701 m above sea level, 85km from Albacete and 180km from Madrid.

CLIMATE

A continental Mediterranean climate with low rainfall, hot summers and cold winters.

SOIL TYPE

The soils are of sandy clay, poor in organic content and rich in limestone and chalk.

VINES

Tempranillo 100%.

ELABORATION

The wine is unoaked, but enjoys good structure because of the natural concentration.

OAK

No oak ageing.

TASTING NOTE

Fantastically deep violet colour. Intense red berry fruits on the nose, clean and lively, with juicy sweetness and length on the palate.

ANALYTICAL

· ALCOHOL:                   13.00%

· RESIDUAL SUGAR:       2.50g/l

· TOTAL ACIDITY:          5.03g/l

· PH:                            3.54