Espelt Viticultors
Terres Negres
2018
$39.00
Out of stock
About this winery
Overlooking the Mediterranean and sheltered by the Pyrenees is the wine region of Empordá in Catalonia. For three generations, the Espelt family have been respected grape growers in this special place where the Pyrenees meet the sea, in Cap de Creus. Luís and Quimeta Espelt were already renowned growers when they decided to build their cellar in 2000. Their son, Damià, an agricultural engineer, expanded operations and took many of the decisions that shaped Espelt into what it is today. Anna,...
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Product notes
We recommend that the wine is served around 15-17C. To accompany… Expressive wines such as Terres Negres are to be enjoyed slowly with meals as flavorful as the wine and with the presence of subtle flavors and fruits. Try it with a beef burger topped by caramelized onions, roasted rabbit with olives and herbs, or medium rare steak that's been perfectly charred on the outside and still tender in the middle.
Production notes
Fermentation in small stainless-steel tanks at a constant temperature of 28 ºC and maceration on the skins for 21 days. Once the malolactic conversion is completed, for one year the wine rests in 1-2 year old, used French oak barrels and in round foudres with a 2000 l capacity. After the oxidative aging in barrels is finished, reductive aging is started in the bottle so that the wine fully matures up to the present day.
Tasting notes
Intense ruby in color. A high aromatic intensity unfolds rhythmically and elegantly. Ripe dark fruits and a wide range of Mediterranean forest floor aromas, with spices and a touch of licorice. Velvety, silky and mineral on the palate. Elegant, subtle and fragrant. A Mediterranean red wine, voluptuous, delicate and deep with a long aftertaste.