NEW Spanish wines have arrived at Anglo Wines courtesy of Bodegas Vitis Terrarum.
Situated in the region of Castilla la Mancha, Bodegas Vitis Terrarum is a pretty new ‘bodega’ having been founded in the year 2000.
Boasting biodynamic cultivation, Vitis Terrarum has a style which is quite different to classic winemaking as we know it. They have tremendous respect for the environment, therefore all agricultural processes are performed manually and only fermented organic sheep residue is used instead of chemical fertilisers. They do not use herbicides or pesticides, and neither do they resort to additional irrigation.
Grapes of mainly Tempranillo and a little Cabernet Sauvignon are hand-picked and sorted after which a natural fermentation process is followed. When it comes to aging, Vitis Terrarum doesn’t follow any set time scale, with the wine being moved from cask to cask 3 times within the year until it reaches the perfect balance between wine, wood and time.
Filtration, clarification and stabilisation are not carried out in order to maintain the qualities of such a fine and laborious wine. Bottling then takes place and the wine is left to age for 12 months under very strict conditions of darkness, controlled temperature and total silence.
Vitis Terrarum produces 20,000 bottles per annum of each of its two wines which are as follows:
Vitis Terrarum Tempranillo
A ‘Crianza’ style red wine using 100% Tempranillo which has been aged in French Allier oak for 12 months and another 12 months in bottle. Combining complexity and structure, this wine is at its best between 5 and 8 years.
Vitis Terrarum Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon
Also a ‘Crianza’ style red wine with plenty of character. Produced from 90% Tempranillo grapes and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon which has spent 12 months aging in French Allier and American oak and a further 12 months in bottle. Best consumed within 5 years.
You’ll have the opportunity to taste these wines at a WINE TASTING at ANGLO WINES in Sotovila No IV, Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro on SATURDAY 23rd APRIL 2011 from 7.30pm.
