Description
From 7 Monastrell vines plots singular area of La Raja (where the winery is located) between the mountains of El Carche and La Pila. Vineyards aged between 20 and the 45 years and a manual harvest for optimal ripening sections in the first half of September, boxes 12 kgs.
Within the DO Jumilla, in the zona sur, It is located between the Sierra de El Carche and La Pila, the unique landscape of La Raja. In this area we have selected the 7 plots which comes the Monastrell grape that gives rise to machoman, which elaborate on the add 2018 87.298 bottles, 5.300 great, 688 jeroboams and 192 matusalem.
Poor soils, shallow limestone, with extremely dry climate of the area, They will make the plant suffer enough stress and have very little effect, which causes fruit quality.
Monastrell cultivated in the traditional way in frame 3 x 2 the 3 x 3, in system gobelet and dry.
Green pruning in August to adjust production to the quantity and desired concentration. Handpicked for optimal ripening sections in the seven parcels of vineyards we work. Yield about 2.000 kgs per hectare.
Vintage during the second and third week of September and performed manually during the early morning hours so that the grapes from the winery at a temperature of about 15 ° C. Refrigerated trucking. Entry into wine grape double previous selection table.
Fermentation made in inverse conical steel tanks 7.000 liters (hat is thinner and allows inversely pressed natural, softer and less aggressive) controlled temperature of 26 ° C. Part of the wine fermentation also conducted in French oak fudres 11.000 liters.
Blend in June 85% with 6 months aging in tanks (steel and wood) and 15% the previous vintage of Macho Man Monastrell 12 months aging in French oak barrels of first and second year 240 liter 450 liters, cooperage Seguin Moreau of, HOME, Saint Martin y Saury. Oxidative aging includes a brief stint in Italian clay amphorae 700 litre
RED HOUSE – MACHOMAN TINTO
Tasting notes:
- View: Intense cherry black in color, with garnets and purple flashes
- Nose: Aromas of red fruits (cherry and plum) with mineral notes. Dark chocolate, Balsamic and torrefactos.
- Mouth: It is fresh and silky, leaving a sweet sense of volume and fruitiness. Soft tannins, all its color complexity shown extolled in the retronasal.
The winery
“Bodegas Red House – Wine Designers: They understand wine as the expression of a family, of a land, a climate, from a source to final. The great diversity of terroirs and Mediterranean climates offer them a range of local grapes, faithful to each type of terroir. That is the wine heritage that want to reflect on their wines. In a sector governed by the power of large groups, RED HOUSE presents an innovative and revolutionary vision. Beyond the place of bottling or large wineries is viticulture, oenology and design of a wine, which ultimately it is the transmitter of pleasure taking it. The team of oenologists, sommeliers, designers and professionals of the wine world has a unique obsession: develop the perfect wine. Terroir wines, real, with personality and structure, harvested and processed with the utmost respect for the natural qualities of varietal and indigenous yeasts, thus reflecting, the aroma of origin”
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