Red Wine Llabustes Merlot 2017

Bodega Vila Corona

D.O. Costers del Segre

Merlot

How does it Taste

Medium intensity garnet color. The aroma of moderate-intensity with hints of plums, strawberries, and blackberries; mixed with oak.

Medium acidity, fine and dry, integrated alcohol. Sensations of fruit, cocoa, and licorice along with oak. Medium persistence.

Serving Temperature

We recommend serving it at 16 ºC.

Aging

Twelve months in American oak barrels.

Elaboration

Harvest in late September. Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 20 ºC for ten 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 Merlot 2017

• Appellation: D.O. Costers del Segre
• Production: Organic
• Type of wine: Red Wine
• Varieties: Merlot 100%
• Alcohol grade: 14% vol.
• Vineyard origin: Vilamitjana – Tremp, Pallars Jussá, Lérida, Spain
• Age of vineyard: 1989
• Winemaking: The Traditional Method
• Harvest grape: Late September
• Spontaneous fermentation: Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 20 ºC for ten days and subsequent malolactic.
• Aging: On Oak Barrels
• Bottle: Bordelaise 75 cl.
• Stopper: Natural Cork (45×24 mm.)
• Capsule: 100% Tin

Awards

• ‘Zarcillo de Plata’ Award for Llabustes Merlot 2006 at the ‘Zarcillo International Wine Competition 2009’, .
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Merlot 2007, awarded by the ‘Guía Catavinum de los Vinos de España 2011’.
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Merlot 2007 in the category of aged reds, in the XVI Contest of Wines and Cavas of Catalonia Giroví 2011.
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Merlot 2007 at the ‘Finger Lakes International Wine Competition’ in New York, USA.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2008, at the ‘International Wine Challenge Catavinum 2012’.
• Bronze medal for Llabustes Merlot 2008 at the ‘International Wine Guide 2012’.
• Llabustes Merlot Silver Medal 2009 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2013’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2010 in the ‘International Wine Guide 2013’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2014 at the ‘International Wine Guide 2014’.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Merlot at the 2015 Mondial du Merlot & Assemblages.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2014 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2015’.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2015 at the ‘Mondial du Merlot & Assemblages 2017’.
• Llabustes Merlot Argen Medal 2016 at the ‘Gilbert & Gaillard International Wine Competition 2018’.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Merlot 2016 at the ‘Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018’.