Red Wine Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Bodega Vila Corona

D.O. Costers del Segre

Cabernet Sauvignon

How does it Taste

Dark red “cherry” red wine. In the mouth dry and fresh. Sensations of red and black fruits (strawberries, plums, blackberries…) along with oak and spice.

Serving Temperature

We recommend serving it at 16 ºC.

Aging

On American Oak Barrels.

Elaboration

Harvest in October. Controlled alcoholic fermentation at 20 º C for fifteen days and subsequent malolactic.

About the Vilamidjana – Tremp Vineyards

The Cellar

Vila Corona Cellar is located in Vilamitjana (Pallars Jussà) in a semi-buried warehouse dating from 1993. It is surrounded by a vineyard of 11 hectares, planted in 1989. The grape varieties cultivated are Riesling and Chardonnay for white, and Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre), Grenache, Monastrell, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon for reds.

Soil

The vineyard is planted on a rocky land originated by erosion or Areny’s rock, from the Late Cretaceous and Garumnia formations. Arany’s sandstone is a quartzite composed of potassium, feldspar, quartz, quartzite, mica, and fossils, all cemented with calcite. Garumnia’s formation is composed of red lutites, with minor intercalations of fine-grained channeled stoneware.

Climatology

The Cellar’s ​​location is characterized by a Mediterranean- Continental climate but influenced by the surrounding mountains. All our vineyards are planted in Tremp Basin, at an approximate altitude of 500 m. This area is bounded by elevations ranging between 1,100 and 2,080 m. which creates a specific and differentiated microclimate. This defines a situation of very pronounced temperature inversions throughout the year. Winter is cold, and summer is hot during the day and cold at night; which allows for slower maturation of the grape.

Rainfall ranges between 500-560 ml/m2/year, and snowfalls amount to an annual average of 1.5. The temperature fluctuates from -14ºC to 39ºC, with an average temperature of 12.8ºC. During the harvest season, it can vary from 25ºC to 8ºC.

This composition facilitates the drainage of the land, favorably influencing the quality of the wine.

Technical Sheet Red Wine Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

• Appellation: D.O. Costers del Segre
• Production: Organic
• Type of wine: Red Wine
• Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Alcohol grade: 13,5% vol.
• Vineyard origin: Vilamitjana – Tremp, Pallars Jussá, Lérida, Spain
• Age of vineyard: 1989
• Winemaking: The Traditional Method
• Harvest grape: In October
• Spontaneous fermentation: Controlled alcoholic fermentation at 20 º C for fifteen days and subsequent malolactic
• Aging: On American Oak Barrels
• Bottle: Bordelaise 75 cl.
• Stopper: Natural Cork (45×24 mm.)
• Capsule: 100% Tin

Awards

•  Silver Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 (November 2007) awarded by the Jury of the XIII Tasting of the City of Córdoba Wine Competition ‘Premios Mezquita’, in the category ‘Tintos Añadas 2002, 2003 and 2004’.
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, awarded by the ‘Guía Catavinum de los Vinos de España 2011’.
•  Silver Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 in the ‘International Wine Challenge Catavinum 2012’.
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2008 lobsters in the ‘International Wine Guide 2012’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2009 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2013’.
• Bronze Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2009 in the ‘International Wine Guide 2013’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2009 in the ‘International Wine Guide 2014’.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2013 in the ‘Gilbert & Gaillard International Wine Competition 2016’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2015 in the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018’.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Cabernet Sauvignon Crianza 2015 in the ‘Gilbert & Gaillard International Wine Competition 2018’.