Muñana 3 Cepas Magnun 2010

CATEGORY: VINO DE LA TIERRA ALTIPLANO DE SIERRA NEVADA

TYPE OF WINE:  “Crianza”

VINTAGE: 2010

GRAPE VARIETY: Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

BOTTLE SIZE: 0,75L and Magnum (1,5L)

PRODUCTION: 56.000 bottles 0,75L and 353 Magnum (1,5L)

AGING

12 months in bottle kept in underground natural caves at 16 ° Caverage temperature.

From its own vineyards

Produced and bottled by the winery, Finca Peñas Prietas (Cortes y Graena, Granada)

AWARDS

AWC Viena: Gold Medal

INTERNATIONAL WIDE GUIDE 2012: Gold Medal

Guia PEÑIN 2013: 90 points

Concurso Internacional CINVE 2013: Gold Medal

Guia REPSOL 2014: 91 points

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14 % Vol.

TOTAL ACIDITY (g /l in tartaric acid): 5,2 g/l

PH: 3,47

PRODUCTION

Near the varaison the clusters were thinned so that the vines developed their full potential with a suitable yielding. The harvest was hand-made, and only perfect state clusters were picked, plot by plot according to the optimal state of maturity, in order to obtain the maximum quality. The grapes were transported to the cellar in the shortest time possible, in small boxes which contain 15 Kg (33 pounds) of them.

Once in the cellar, they were pressed, and temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks were filled. Fermentation was performed at 20º C (68º F), with periodical risings twice a day during the 4 or 5 days that maceration took. Then, the wine was devatted and allowed to end its alcoholic fermentation.

The monolactic fermentation took place in the same stainless steel tanks used before, allowing for the own wine bacteria to perform it in a natural way.

Aging is carried out in French and American oak barrels for twelve months. Later, after bottling, it has remained in natural caves with constant temperature and humidity, 16ºc of average, another twelve months.

TASTING NOTES

Cherry colour, clean and bright with middle layer. Good aromatic intensity, sincere and complex. On the palate lots of red fruit, balsamic, roasted that reminds us of dark chocolate. Good entry, meaty, rich, structured, broad enough fruit, polished tannins and good acidity. Persistent and fruity finish.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND PAIRING

Serving temperature:17ºC

Pairing:  Game meat with sauce.

AUTHOR'S CONCEPT

We wanted to get a wine complex and powerful but at the same time pleasing to the palate. Muñana 3 Cepas, show us the softness, color, aromas and pleasant strength of the Syrah variety; and reveals the structure and Assembly of the Cabernet Sauvignon, adding the softness of Merlot.

Muñana 3 Cepas, is certainly a wine to enjoy.