TINTO ARROYO CRIANZA 1996

Technical Data

Grape Variety :

100% tinta del país

Winemaking:

Fermentation of selected grapes in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures.

Ageing:

12 months in American and French oak casks followed by 3 months in old-style big French oak casks    (capacity 20.000 l.) and 12 months in the bottle before is put on the market.

Organoleptic Characteristics

Colour

Intense cherry red with medium to high opaqueness. It is clean and bright. Brick and rust undertones appear on the hedge of the glass as a result of ageing in high quality woods.

Aroma

Initially the most intense aromas are cooking , spices ( cinnamon, cumin, vanilla...) that give way to more intense aromas of black and red fruits. Some hints of lactic aromas and very clean leathers appear together with hints of toffee, cocoa and a touch of animal and mineral tones.

Flavour

The first sensation is velvety, very elegant and delicate and then it opens up into a consistent base of very ripe tannins produced by the right evolution in the bottle.

The acidity blends in perfectly with reminiscence of ripe red and blacks fruits, vanilla, cinnamon, toffe, cocoa, tobacco and exquisite flavours of clean leather.