Caprasia Bobal Ánfora 2021

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Peñín Guide 2020 – 92 points
James Suckling 2019 – 91 points
Decanter 2019 – Commended Wine
Wine Spectator 2018 – 90 points
James Suckling 2018 – 91 points
International Wine Awards 2018 – Gold Medal
Best Crianza in blind tasting DO
Utiel Requena 2017 – 2020
Wine Spectator 2017 – 90 points

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For the ancient Iberians, Caprasia meant “land of goats”. The Caprasia brand pays homage to a time when mountain goats inhabited the area and the Iberians practiced viticulture between the Sierra Cabrillas mountains and the Cabriel River. Our Caprasia wines come from the Alfaro Estate, in the Utiel-Requena wine-growing region. It is located 70 kilometres from the Mediterranean, in an ideal location for vines due to the diversity of its soils and orientations, as well as its elevation of up to 900 metres above sea level.

VINEYARDS

Located at an altitude of 680 metres in the Vega del Río Magro, this wine comes from the red clay marl plot next to the winery and another plot of limestone soil. All the Bobal is planted in a traditional bush vine because it is an old vineyard with an average age of 85 years.

ELABORATION

The Bobal grapes from each plot are harvested by hand and vinified separately, for their subsequent fermentation with indigenous yeast, at a controlled temperature not exceeding 28º, with gentle pumping over and breaking the skins by means of pigeage. The wine is then macerated with them for approximately twenty more days, for its subsequent ageing for 14 months in used 225-litre white and red wine barrels, and in 150-litre clay amphorae for the wine from clay soil. It then spends a minimum of 6 months in the bottle for its commercialisation. In this way, respect for the variety is achieved and greater lightness is achieved.

TASTING NOTES

Deep, pronounced cherry red colour, with an aromatic intensity with a predominance of ripe black fruit and subtle notes of toasted oak. Very fresh on the palate, with sweet and abundant tannins, full-bodied and good acidity, and a persistent black plum finish.

AGE OF THE VINEYARD

85 years

100% Bobal VARIETY

FLOOR

Mainly clay soil with gravel subsoil and limestone soils.

ANALYTICS

Alc. vol: 14%

Total acidity: 5.2 gr/l

So2 total: 76 mg/l

SERVICE AND PAIRING

Temperature: between 14º and 16º.

Pairing: fatty fish, poultry, beef stews, roast lamb, game meats and aged cheeses.

OPTIMAL CONSUMPTION 8 years after the vintage.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Peñín Guide 2020 – 92 points James Suckling 2019 – 91 points Decanter 2019 – Commended Wine Wine Spectator 2018 – 90 points James Suckling 2018 – 91 points International Wine Awards 2018 – Gold Medal Best Crianza in blind tasting DO Utiel Requena 2017 – 2020 Wine Spectator 2017 – 90 points

*CONTAINS SULPHITES