Alto Moncayo
Aquilon
2018
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Aragon
Appellation
Campo de Borja
Varietal(s)
Grenache
100 %
Alcohol percentage
16%
Colour
Red
Sugar content
2 g/l
Length of aging
10 years and more
Producer's website
About this winery
Bodegas Alto Moncayo is a winery located in the area covered by the Campo de Borja Denominación de Origen (DO, wine quality standard). It was founded in 2002 with the aim of turning it into a world reference for Garnacha wines of the highest quality, prepared from native vine clones.
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Product notes
Aquilon is the crown jewel, a selection of the best: the best vines and the best barrels. A 100% Garnacha wine from 60 to 100 years old vines and aged for 24 months in new barrels. 60 to 100 years old vines Garnacha located at an elevation of around 550 meters above sea level in Borja and up to 850 meters in the Tabuenca area. Soils are mainly red clay mixed with sandstones in Tabuenca and gravels and caillous at lower altitudes in Borja area. The vines are trained in the vaso system and undergo vigorous canopy management and green harvest during the maturation process.
Production notes
Vinification process begins in the vineyard where only the most perfectly mature bunches are selected. The fully matured bunches are harvested into small boxes to prevent crushing and taken to triage tables at the winery. The selected grapes are placed into small stainless-steel tanks with a capacity between 7 to 8 tons. The must is then gently basket pressed. The wine is aged for 24 months in new French oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Deep cherry red; complex and intense, toasted and mineral, with hints of fruit jam; roasted notes (coffee, toffee). Full-bodied and powerful in the mouth, meaty, fresh and alive; with a great concentration of flavour and excellent balance; tannins of surprising quality, sweet and embracing. The very essence of the Garnacha grape.
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