Adored

Name: Adorado - Bodegas Menade 8L
Brand: Vitis Vin
SKU: 30201060080
Price: 770.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Bodegas Menade

1967 75 cl Rood

Style

Freshness

Mineral

Body

Complex

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Pairings

Kreeft Sushi Parelhoen Thaise curry

Cheese

Chèvre Frais Pecorino Romano Comté Gruyère Kaasfondue

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Serving suggestions

Temperature

12–14°

Window

now 2055

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Aromas

Sinaasappel Appel Gedroogd fruit Amandel Noten

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Bodegas Menade

Winemaker Richard Sanz

Composition

100% Verdejo

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Spanje

Castilla y León

Continental with hot summers

Appeal Wheel

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Vineyard

The grapes come from the oldest, historic plots of the Sanz family and their friends, with vines averaging between 80 and 100 years old. These plots are located on the Castilian plateau at an altitude of about 750 metres in a moderate continental climate. The soil is extremely poor and consists of sandy loam with a very dense top layer of pebbles and a deep layer of limestone. Verdejo vines grow here in the traditional vaso-shape (bushes close to the ground). The yields from these old vines are minuscule, which ensures the immense concentration and high natural alcohol content needed to protect the wine during the decades in the barrel.

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Vinification

The grapes are harvested by hand with extreme selectivity and placed in small crates. After pressing, alcoholic fermentation starts spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in open oak vats. After fermentation, the wine undergoes a complete, spontaneous malolactic fermentation on its lees. What makes this wine unique is the subsequent maturation of at least 10 to 12 months, divided into three different elements: a portion matures in large French oak barrels (500 and 600 litres), a portion in large oak foudres (1,200 to 3,000 litres), and a portion in handmade clay amphorae (tinajas) of various sizes. Finally, the wine rests in the bottle for several months before release.

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