Red Wine Llabustes Ull de Llebre 2016

Bodega Vila Corona

D.O. Costers del Segre

Tempranillo

How does it Taste

Cherry red color. Clean aroma, of moderate-intensity with hints of red fruit and oak. In the mouth, fresh and dry, slightly tannic with alcohol very integrated with a background of fruit; cherry and raspberry, twinned with wood. On the nose, the red fruit of the forest stands out

Serving Temperature

We recommend serving it at 16 ºC.

Aging

Eight months in American oak barrels.

Elaboration

Harvest in late September. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation of 15 days at a temperature of 20ºC 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 Ull de Llebre 2016

• Appellation: D.O. Costers del Segre
• Production: Organic
• Type of wine: Red Wine
• Varieties: Tempranillo
• Alcohol grade: 12,5% vol.
• Vineyard origin: Vilamitjana – Tremp, Pallars Jussá, Lérida, Spain
• Age of vineyard: 1989
• Winemaking: The Traditional Method
• Harvest grape: At the End of September
• Spontaneous fermentation: Maceration and alcoholic fermentation of 15 days at a temperature of 20ºC and subsequent malolactic.
• Aging: Eight Months in American Oak Barrels
• Bottle: Bordelaise 75 cl.
• Stopper: Natural Cork (45×24 mm.)
• Capsule: 100% Tin

Awards

• Silver Medal for Llabustes Ull de Llebre 2014 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2016’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Ull de Llebre 2015 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018’.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Ull de Llebre 2015 at the ‘Gilbert & Gaillard International Wine Competition 2018’.