Elefante Tierra de Castilla Tempranillo Shiraz 2020 (Spain)

Description

Cherry, Oak, Spice

Deep red in colour with a ripe, expressive nose of berries, plums and smoked spice. The palate is rich and opulently fruited, packed with dark berried Shiraz fruit matched by structured, savoury Tempranillo and framed by silky tannins. Impressively complex and well balanced, this wine will gain character and complexity in the cellar for up to five years.

The vast, high and dry plains of Castilla la Mancha comprise over 50% of Spain’s vineyards. The ancient soils and high altitude ensures the richly flavoured fruit maintains structure and tannin. Vineyards planted on the slopes of mountain ranges in the north and north east add a degree of elegance to the wines

A year with less vigour in the vineyards resulting in lesser yields but the overall quality was excellent. The overal health of the vines and the remarkable weather throughout vintage made for a memorable year in Rioja. The rains fell at the right time and the fruit ensured wel-balanced wines with good structure and intensity were produced.

Ripe and intensely flavoured Tempranillo was given a long and cool maceration in vats before maturation in stainless steel. Shiraz added mid palate intensity and overall fruit weight. Finally, 10% of the blend was Tempranillo sourced from the San Vincente region of Rioja and matured in aged oak barrels for complexity and structure

Food Pairing: Perfect with chargrilled chorizo and olive.