Tempranillo Torre de Barreda
REGION: Spain
VARIETIES: Tempranillo
VITICULTURE: Conventional
YEAR: 2017
ALCOHOL: 14%
INFO: The Barreda family have been making wine since the 18th Century in the town of Corral de Almaguer, 110km south east of Madrid. The winery was built in 1945 by Don Manuel de la Barreda and today his grandson, Juan Manuel, is at the helm. The vineyards are situated at 700 -780m and the influence of the nearby Cuenca mountains means cooler nights and a ready supply of ground water to combat the high summer temperatures. Harvesting is done exclusively at night to maintain freshness.
This wine blends from three vineyards, La Dehesilla, Monte Alto and Pancierto in a 50/50 blend of older non irrigated vineyards and younger irrigated vineyards aged for 6 months in French oak barrique. 4,300 bottles produced. Torre Tempranillo won a silver at the Tempranillo World Cup.