Castell del Remei Gotim Bru

Wine Producer:

Castell del Remei

Vintage:

2005

Winemaker:

Isabel Marza

Winemaking:

10 months ageing in American oak

Wine Style:

Red

Winery Info:

The Castell del Remei estate was founded in 1780 and consists of more than 400 hectares with 80 dedicated to vine growing the estate also includes a castle a church a restaurant wine cellarsan olive and a flour mill an old distillery a barrel workshop and all the original family buildings that made it a self contained community.In 1982 the Cusine family bought the estate and with considerable investment started restoring and modernizing the estate.

Vineyard information:

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot planted in the early 80.

Food Pairing:

Tempranillo would classically be pared with a roast lamb or roast beef dish gotim brue is lively enough to cope with a bit of spice so Moroccan lamb or Szechuan Beef would be an exciting pairing!

Abv:

13.5%

Grape Variety:

Tempranillo Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache

Tasting Note:

Dark cherry in hue this is a lively vigorous aromatic red with vivid red cherry fruit and attractive spicy and slightly resinous overtones. Well balanced and smooth a reflection of its high proportion of Tempranillo it has good acidity velvety mouth feel and a satisfying lingeringly peppery finish.

Robert Parker said - "Purple-colored, it provides a fragrant nose of spice box, tobacco, blueberry, and blackberry. Firmly structured, medium to full-bodied, and layered, this ripe, tasty wine should evolve for 2-3 years but who is going to wait? It is an outstanding value." 90/100 R Parker.