Vinos Del Viento Poniente 2020

Garnacha gives the fruit, the sweet aromas and flavors. Cariñena gives the wine structure and seriousness and power

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau) and Carignan (Carinena, Mazuelo)

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Red Fruit, Floral, and Herbal, Sweet Spice and Smokey

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

Origin: Aragon (Campo de Borja, Carinena & More), Spain

Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau) and Carignan (Carinena, Mazuelo)

Winemaking:
Minimal Interventionist Winemaking
Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pair with Chorizo paella, patés, duck confit, grilled meats.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Roast duck, Sio bak, Yakiniku rice bowl

Vinos del Viento

Vinos Del Viento are original, limited production, high altitude wines grown with passion in Spain. Run by Michael Cooper, he is a vine hunter, searching vines in unique microclimates to make original & terroir driven wines

Description

The Poniente wind is a warm and dry westerly or northwesterly wind blowing in the Straits of Gibraltar and along the coasts of the north-western Mediterranean

Grape Varietals & Region: A blend of Carinena & Garnacha from high altitude vineyards grown on clay stoney soils in Aragon, Spain

Taste Profile: Garnacha gives the fruit, the sweet aromas and flavors. Cariñena gives the wine structure and seriousness and power

Deep red ruby in color, it has a perfumed nose of red fruits, dried raspberry & floral notes of lavender & licorice, with undertones of sweet spice, cocoa & ash. Firm and pretty expressive, with a medium to full body and a flavorful finish

Winemaking Process: Spontaneous ferment done separately, and then blended & matured in French oak. Bottled unfiltered

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