Just arrived at Anglo Wines is an award-winning red wine by CAPILLA DEL FRAILE, a bodega situated on the banks of the River Pusa, near the famous city of Toledo.
It is run by Iñigo Valdenebro and his eldest daughter Tamar who together have blended traditional values and modern techniques in winemaking to produce this impressive red wine that is 80% Syrah and 20% Petit Verdot.
The trellised trained vines live on calcareous and clayey soils and survive a continental climate of very cold winters and very hot dry summers, thankfully quenched by a drip irrigation system.
At the grapes’ optimum point of ripeness, these are hand-picked and also hand-sorted. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature following which the wine is left to rest for 12 months in French Allier oak barrels.
Before bottling, it undergoes a very gentle filtration process to maintain the wine’s many properties in bottle where it is kept aging for one year before being released for enjoyment. The resulting wine is full, elegant and complex with wonderfully combined cocoa, spice and balsamic notes on a base of juicy black fruits. A great find for all types of meat. Find Capilla de Fraile Syrah/Petit Verdot at Anglo Wines for only €12.99 (10% discount for facebook friends on this wine)
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