Sexto Elemento Respeto Tinto 2019

This wine is made with two key ingredients: grape and respect. It's the flagship wine of Sexto Elemento

Bobal

$96.00

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, Red Fruit, Pepper / Spice, and Mineral, Toasted and Sweet Spice

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: Valencia (Alicante & More), Spain

Grape Varietals:
Bobal

Winemaking:
Organic and Natural
Crushed, Wild yeast, Malolactic Fermentation, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pair with roasted meat, grilled meat, game, porcini mushrooms or aubergine, and mature cheeses.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Peking duck, Mongolian Beef, Asian pork roast

Vino Sexto Elemento

Sexto Elemento is a tiny production estate with a key focus on one of Spain's underrated grape varietals - Bobal. Rafa Lopez took over the family farm in 2000, and shifted to creating his own label instead of selling to cooperatives

Description

Sexto Elemento Respeto Tinto 2019

Respeto is the flagship wine from Sexto Elemento

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Bobal. This wine is born in the oldest vineyards of the Mediterranean mountains in the interior in the province of Valencia, from century old vine Bobal grown on clay calcareous soils

Taste Profile: Dark ruby color with intense and suggestive aromas of blackberries and plums with hints of fruit reds very well harmonized with spicy notes. Friendly and soft with a great concentration of fruit, succulent. It finishes with a very delicate mineral preened with fine spicy sensations. Ripe tannins and very well integrated with a seductive acidity very well balanced

Winemaking Process: The wine matures in oak for 2 years with frequent battonage

Rich & Jammy Reds

Deep, fruit-driven and jammy; filled with ripe, rich fruit and a plethora of spices. This style is typified by Australian Shiraz, Sonoma Zinfandel and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Expected typically notes of pepper, spice, raspberry, plum, leather