Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva DO - Jean Leon

Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva DO - Jean LeonIn the glass, the Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva from the house of Jean Leon shows a dense purple color. At the edge also shows a colored transition to garnet red. If you give it some air by swirling, this red wine reveals a high density and fullness, which shows in strong church windows at the edge of the glass. The bouquet of this red wine from Catalonia seduces with hints of forest fruit jam, blueberry, blackberry and wild berry jam. If we trace the aromatics further, toasted barrique, cigar box and oak come in, encouraged by the oak influence. On the palate, Jean Leon's Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva opens pleasantly dry, grippy and aromatic. Pressurized and complex, this velvety and dense red wine presents on the palate. The final of this mature red wine from the wine-growing region of Catalonia, more precisely from Penedès DO, finally impresses with considerable reverberation. Vinification of the Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva by Jean Leon This red wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, Cabernet Sauvignon. Only impeccable grapes were harvested for this exceptionally powerful single varietal wine from Jean Leon. Clearly, the Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva is also defined by more than just the Penedès DO soil. This Spaniard can literally be described as an Old World wine that presents itself as extraordinarily complex. At the time of optimal ripeness, the grapes for Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective machinery. After the grape harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging for several months on the fine lees before the wine is finally drawn into bottles. Food recommendation for the Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva by Jean Leon Enjoy this red wine from Spain best tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to veal and onion casserole, arugula penne or boeuf bourguignon. Awards for the Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva by Jean Leon In addition to an icon wine reputation, this red wine from Jean Leon also boasts awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. In detail, these are for the 2013 vintage James Suckling - 94 points