Alto Moncayo DOP - Alto Moncayo

Alto Moncayo DOP - Alto MoncayoAlto Moncayo from Aragon shows a dense purple color in the swirled glass. Swiveling the glass, this red wine reveals a high density and fullness, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. To the nose, this Alto Moncayo red wine presents all sorts of black currants, blueberries, mulberries and blackberries. As if that wasn't already impressive, black tea, cinnamon and cocoa bean join in due to the aging in large wooden barrels. This dry red wine from Alto Moncayo is ideal for wine lovers who like their wine dry. The Alto Moncayo already comes quite close to this, it was vinified with just 2.8 grams of residual sugar. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly dense texture. Due to its vital fruit acid, the Alto Moncayo presents itself impressively fresh and lively on the palate. In the finish, this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region of Aragon finally inspires with beautiful length. Again, hints of blueberry and mulberry show. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by sand and limestone are added. Vinification of Alto Moncayo Alto Moncayo The basis for the powerful Alto Moncayo from Aragon are grapes from the Garnacha grape variety. In Aragon, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of sand and limestone. Alto Moncayo is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this Spaniard breathes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of Old World wines. After harvesting, the grapes immediately arrive at the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. This is followed by fermentation in large wood at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, Alto Moncayo is aged for several months in French oak barrels. Food recommendation for Alto Moncayo Alto Moncayo Experience this red wine from Spain ideally tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as an accompanying wine to vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, stuffed peppers or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce. Awards for Alto Moncayo from Alto Moncayo In addition to a price-pleasure ratio, this red wine from Alto Moncayo can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail, these are for the 2017 vintage Guía Peñín - 95 points