Familia Montana Finca El Faraon Maturana Rioja DOCa 2019

Elegant Rioja Garnacha with a soft mouthfeel & delicate finish

Trousseau (Bastardo, Toursseau Noir)

$73.00

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Red Fruit, Black Fruit, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice, Smokey, and Reductive & Oxidative Nuttiness

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: La Rioja, Spain

Grape Varietals:
Trousseau (Bastardo, Toursseau Noir)

Winemaking:

Destemmed, Malolactic Fermentation, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: >24 Months Oak Barrels and Bottle Ageing

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Red meat, fermented cheese appetizers, desserts with dark chocolate

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Spicy beef, mutton rendang

Premium Fincas

For generations, the founding Families of Premium Fincas have been cultivating vines and producing quality wine in Spain’s most fertile lands.

Description

Familia Montana Finca El Faraon Maturana Rioja DOCa 2019

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Maturana (Trousseau) from the Finca el Faraon plot. The vineyard was planted in 1947, on clay calcareous, ferrous & alluvial soils

Taste Profile: Intense garnet color, with aromas of cherry, blackberry & toasted spices like liquorice. It has a balsamic & spiced backbone on the palate that is structured, warm & finishes persistent with pronounced by smooth tannins

Winemaking Process: The fruit is hand pick, and is then destemmed before fermentation under controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Malolactive fermentation takes place in concrete & French oak barrels, undergoing batonnage. The wine is then aged for 20 months in French oak barrels , followed by 20 months in bottle before release

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes