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2010 Manga Del Brujo CalatayudBlend from Spain

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"Manga del Brujo begins as bush vine grapes in the slate studded Jiloca valley at 2,600 feet above sea level. The wild mountain herbs amongst the vineyards give rise to the dis...

  • 94 Guía Peñín
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About

Rating:

94

"Bright cherry color. On the nose, ripe fruit, creamy oak, dry stone, dark chocolate and balsamic herbs. On the palate, flavorful, fruity, good structure, good acidity, long and spicy." (2013)

Product Description:

"Manga del Brujo begins as bush vine grapes in the slate studded Jiloca valley at 2,600 feet above sea level. The wild mountain herbs amongst the vineyards give rise to the distinctive varietal aromas and garrigue character in the wine. The Syrah was destemmed but not crushed to give a high proportion of whole berry fruit. This in turn was cold soaked until a wild fermentation ensued after which the must was inoculated with a wild Rhone yeast strain. Fermentation proceed at 28 celsius and the wine was pressed off using only free run juice. Malo took place in tank and 50% in new and used French and American oak. The meticulously sourced 100 year old bush vine Garnacha was destemmed, crushed and inoculated with several Rhone yeasts. Temperature controlled fermentation commenced and lasted 7 days with pumpovers and delistage for color and tannin extraction followed by a short maceration. The free run wine underwent malo in tank. The Tempranillo received similar treatment as the Garnacha followed by full malolactic fermentation in tank and 50% in barrel.

Norrel Robertson, MW spent the past five years in Calatayud searching out individual blocks of fruit in order to produce a wine of massive intensity. Calatayud offers one of the most unique areas in Spain for old vine Grenache and is set to follow Priorat as a cutting edge region for Grenache based wines and world class winemaking. 2006 is the second vintage of this predominately Grenache/Syrah blend. The Grenache was carefully sourced from only the highest elevation slate vineyards in the Jiloca valley. Yield from the 70-100 year old bush vines did not exceed 20 hl/acre. The Tempranillo was hand harvested from 25 year old vines on two selected parcels. Norrel feels that the fruit from these sites offers great tannic structure and inerality. This select fruit combined with careful temperature controlled fermentation and use of French and American oak barrels with high toast has delivered a distinctive full-bodied Rhone blend. In his words “Manga del Brujo is designed to be a serious wine with a style and structure suited to fine food”. -Importer

Product Detail

Item # 77867
Country Spain
Region Aragon
Sub-Region Calatayud
Ratings

94 - Guía Peñín

Vintage 2010
Color Red
ABV 14.5%
Varietal(s) Grenache / Garnacha, Syrah , Tempranillo / Tinto Fino / Tinta Roriz, Mazuelo
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste black currant, blackberry, dust, leather, currant, blueberry, strawberry, berry , cherry , plum , earth , leather , herb, cherry, raspberry, licorice and anise
Nose vanilla, toast, smoke, tobacco, dark fruit, red fruit, spice box, cedar, berry , cherry , plum , earth , leather , herb, violet, rose petal, oak and mushroom