VINTAGE 2011

CIRSION

Wine from selected bunches where the grapes have matured exceptionally.

In 1995 we discovered that some vines produced grapes whose flavor was very different to the one of the vines around them. They produced a sensation of fullness, of volume, with notes that were more alike to a wine than to a grape. Two years later, we made our first CIRSION, which we did not commercialize, and we tested that with a short aging, the wine reached a level of incredible silkiness and a fruit complexity out of the ordinary. Each vintage we walk through the vineyards looking for this curious natural peculiarity, and that’s how, one in a thousand, the CIRSION grapes are picked.

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Year

2011

PEÑÍN

PARKER

CLIMATIC CYCLE

An excellent vintage. 568 mm. rainfall during the vegetative cycle.

The 'high' temperatures in March and April caused an early budding of 15 days compared to 2010. During the month of July, the temperatures dropped, the average monthly temperature of 19ºC, and the differences with 2010 were reduced to one week at veraison.

The low rainfall in the summer months and the high temperatures of August and September, with a lower production of the vineyard, made that the harvest come early, between 15 and 20 days, compared to 2010.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

100% Tempranillo

Vineyards:

Selected bunches from different plots. Applied methods from own research and development on polymerisation of tannins and anthovyanins

Age of the vineyards:

Old bush vines

Harvest:

Hand-picked in 16 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery

Fermentation:

In French oak vats, with temperature controlled. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.

Aging:

8 months in 100% brand new French oak barrels

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

14,5% Vol.

Packaging:

Carton cases of 3 bottles (single bottles in wooden cases)

Formats:

Bottles of 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.

TASTING

Colour:

Great layer, almost impenetrable. Dark bigarreau cherry background with a deep red edging.

Nose:

Very intense, the aromas pour out the glass filling the space. Ripe black fruits with very fresh red noted that left the wood in a secondary level. Subtle aromatic herbs, fennel and fine liquorice. The aromas of the damp earth and violets can be appreciated in the background.

Palate:

Voluminous a caress touch that expands in the mouth. Very fine and silky tannin. Black fruit with fresh red hint. A very powerful retronasal in which can be appreciated the nose nuances.

Very pleasant, feeling at the same time a silky touch in the mouth with the aromas coming through the back of the nose with fruit flavours and freshness and elegance feeling.

Aftertaste:

Very long of fresh fruit, complex, elegant, lively, it is hard to describe with words. A wine to enjoy alone or with a dish prepared in the last part of the meal.

With a great future. An excellent vintage of Cirsion.

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