White Wine Llabustes Chardonnay 2019

Bodega Vila Corona

D.O. Costers del Segre

Chardonnay

The Bodega Vila Corona White Wine Llabustes Chardonnay 2019 Story

How does it Taste

Pale straw color. Clean and intense aromas of flowers and white and yellow fruits (pineapple, apple, pear, banana…). In the mouth, dry of moderate acidity with integrated alcohol and body. Citrus flavor with white and exotic fruits and a slight hint of almond.

Serving Temperature

Recommend serving it between 10-12º C.

Elaboration

Manual harvest at the end of August, with layers of maceration and alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 18º C for twenty days.

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 White Wine Llabustes Chardonnay 2019

• Appellation: D.O. Costers del Segre
• Production: Organic
• Type of wine: White Wine
• Varieties: Chardonnay
• Alcohol grade: 13,5% vol.
• Vineyard origin: Vilamitjana – Tremp, Pallars Jussá, Lérida, Spain
• Age of vineyard: 1989
• Winemaking: The Traditional Method
• Harvest grape: At the End of August
• Spontaneous fermentation: Maceration for 20 days
• Aging: On French Oak Barrels
• Bottle: Bordelaise 75 cl.
• Stopper: Natural Cork (45×24 mm.)
• Capsule: 100% Tin

Awards

• Gold Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2009 at the “International Wine Challenge Catavinum 2012”.
• Llabustes Chardonnay Silver Medal 2009 in the “International Wine Guide 2012”.
• Gold Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2011 at the “Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2013”.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2012 in the “International Wine Guide 2013”.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2013 in the XIX Contest of Wines and Cavas of Catalonia “Giroví 2014”.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2013 in the “International Wine Guide 2014”.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2014 at the “Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2016”.
• Silver Medal for Llabustes Chardonnay 2016 at “Gilbert & Gaillard 2017”.
• Chardonnay Llabustes Silver Medal 2017 at the “Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018”.