El Rincón 2018

Description

100 % Chardonnay Barrel-fermented dry white. Exciting golden tone. Prominence of tropical fruit, honeysuckle and ripe apple, and lasting hints of vanilla in the background, a distant reminder of its time in the barrel. Smooth, consistent mouthfeel with a delicate, graceful, fruity aftertaste.

Certificates

Vinification

Cold skin maceration for several hours. Must obtained solely by the saignée method. Alcoholic fermentation in medium-toasted, fine-grained French-oak barrels. Commercial yeasts not used. No malolactic fermentation. The wine ageing and fining is kept in barrels on its own lees with frequent bâtonnages for 3 months. No cold stabilisation. Cellulose filtered.

Vineyard

The highest vineyards in the Valley of Nekeas, at altitudes of between 600 m and 650 m, with well-drained, stony soils. Temperature differences of up to 15ºC between day and night mean that the grapes ripen slowly but surely.

Maturation

Young and fresh during its first few months in the bottle. As time goes by, more complex notes develop, a delicious evolution which never ceases to surprise maybe for more than 5 years.