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Llanos del Almendro 2018
Llanos del Almendro 2018
€149.00
150-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino, hand-harvested and aged 19 months in French oak.
Appearance
Morello-cherry colour
Aroma
Intense and incredibly complex, with aromas of ripe red and black forest fruits, balsamic notes, liquorice and bitter almond.
Taste · Primary
Ripe red and black forest fruits
Taste · Secondary
Liquorice, bitter almond and balsamic notes
Texture
Elegant and silky
Finish
Long and persistent finish
Llanos del Almendro is a testament to our commitment to a unique viticultural heritage and the fruit of a remarkable, sustained personal effort, supported by a winery increasingly in love with the valley on which it stands.
All packaging materials recyclable in standard household streams.
VINEYARD
1.39 ha divided into 19 micro-parcels on a north-facing slope at 945 metres
VINE AGE
150-year-old ungrafted vines
SOIL
Sandy to sandy-loam soils, 1.2 metres deep, over limestone bedrock
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The Process
Hand-harvested. Carefully sorted. Aged 19 months in French oak
Llanos del Almendro is crafted from old-vine Tinto Fino grown across 19 micro-parcels in the Atauta Valley. Each parcel is harvested at its optimum moment, followed by meticulous sorting and vinification designed to preserve the character of this exceptional vineyard.
Harvest
Hand-harvested into 11 kg crates
Sorting
Double sorting of bunches and individual berries
Vinification
100% Tinto Fino
Character
Elegant, silky, complex, long and persistent
“Pure delicacy that never seems to end”
