Muñana Syrah 2009 750 ml

CATEGORY: VINO DE LA TIERRA ALTIPLANO DE SIERRA NEVADA

TYPE OF WINE:  “Crianza”

VINTAGE: 2009

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Syrah

BOTTLE SIZE: 0,75L (26.4 UK FL OZ)

PRODUCTION: 2.917 botellas

LIMITED EDITION

AGING

12 months in 300 litre French oak casks from 9 different cooperages and various degrees of toasting.

36 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)

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5 % Vol.

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

PH: 3,38

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 thirty-sixmonths.

TASTING NOTES

Cherry with coat colour. Cinnamon, black pepper and spicy aromas. Unctuous palate with pleasant tannins and aromas of black fruits. Good acidity and long in the mouth.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND PAIRING

Serving temperature: : 17ºC

Pairing: Meats of all kinds.

AUTHOR'S CONCEPT

Our varietal expression driven by the desire of their own variety in our land.

It is certainly, the best demonstration of what each individual can bring variety to the various assemblies of our wines.