Buezo Petit Verdot Tempranillo 2005
Grape Varietals & Region: 50% Petit Verdot, 50% Tempranillo from Arlanza, a relatively young DO within the Castilla y Leon region of northwest Spain
Taste Profile: On the nose it is clean, with a lot of complexity and good aromatic intensity. Preserve the fruit in the form of ripe cherries & white pepper. In the background, tertiary notes of toasted wood and English tobacco appear. Dry, with great acidity and perfect balance. After a soft entry, it is well structured and broad, somewhat mineral. The tannins are perfectly polished. It finishes with good persistence, with aromas of white pepper, toast and chocolates in liquor appearing retronasally.
Winemaking Process: Manual selection of clusters in the vineyard and berries in the winery. Gravity transfers. Alcoholic fermentation in truncated conical stainless steel tanks with controlled temperature and two daily pumping overs. Malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled French oak vats. (All varieties are made separately with subsequent blending). In French oak barrels (70%), American and Central European oak (30%), for a minimum period of 12 months, remaining in the bottle for at least 72 more months, rounding up.
