El Paso Del Lazo Tempranillo Shiraz 2017 (Spain)

Description

Made from vines that have aged for over 30 years, this wine displays a clear deep ruby red color with purple highlights. Clean medium intense aromas reminiscent of black cherries, mature strawberries with notes of exotic spices and eucalyptus. On the palate it is medium dry, medium-full bodied, soft tannins and a long finish.

Introduce yourself to the delightful pleasures of Spanish fruits with the El Paso del Lazo wine collection. This is a collection of wine that allows you to make wine an every day treat at the dinner table. Highly exceeding the quality expected for wine at this affordable price points make it easy for you to lavish on yourself every day of the year. El Paso del Lazo Tempranillo Shiraz is an impressive, modern, fruit-forward wine that represents quality and affordability.

The grapes were handpicked at the optimum stage of ripeness during the month of September. The wine was vinified with a cold maceration at 5oC during 48 hours. Temperature controlled fermentation at 24-28oC in stainless steel tanks. Maceration time 12-18 days. Part of the wine was aged for 2-3 months in French oak barrels before blending back into the final blend.  

Food Pairing: Spiced Porchetta with fennel, rosemary, sage and an Italian green salad.