Red Fruit,
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium
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Origin: Catalunya (Priorat, Montsant & More), Spain
Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz), Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), and Syrah (Shiraz)
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WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Roast chicken, semi-mature cheeses, sausage pasta
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
El Grillo y La Luna 12 Lunas Tinto has a bright cherry colour with violet rims. Fresh and intense nose of ripe red fruit. Full-bodied palate with velvety tannins and a mellow mouthfeel. Soft and fresh red cherry, raspberry and mulberry fruit flavours mixing with toasty oak accents.
A blend comprising of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Tempranillo, 13% Garnacha Tinta and 3% Syrah. The fruit comes from El Grillo y La luna's 53 hectares in the Somontano DO, Aragón. The vineyard terrain of the Somontano Designation of Origin has three distinct zones: the sierras, the Somontano and the plains. Somontano's climate has cold winters and hot summers with significant temperature changes at the end of spring and autumn.
Hand harvesting of the grapes at optimum ripeness. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 25–29°C. Following fermentation, the grapes go through maceration for 2–4 weeks (depending on the variety) whilst the malolactic fermentation takes place. Average ageing of 9 months in French oak barrels, although this timing differs depending on the variety and vintage. Blending and natural clarification by gravity to give the wine a glossy finish before bottling.
