Castaño Macabeo Chardonnay 2020
Tasting note: Bright and clean, pale yellow in color, it shows intense notes of white and tropical fruit on a background of amyl and grapefruit. It is smooth and complex, well balanced, with delicate sweet notes of peach and fresh citrus in a surprisingly long finish.
Gastronomy: Pairs especially with seafood, smoked fish, grilled white meats. Fresh goat cheese, tomato and basil salads.
Aging 60 days in a part of Chardonnay
Altitude and orientation 500 m / North – South in El Espinal 750 m / North – South in Las Gruesas
Type of soil sandy – clayey in Macabeo sandy – limestone in Chardonnay
Average age of the vineyard +20 years Density plantation 2777 vines / ha
Type of short pruning. Driving on trellises. Yield 4-4500 kg / ha Vintage Chardonnay 4th week of August 2019 Macabeo 4th week of September 2019
Fermentation and maceration fermentation 15-16 days, Chardonnay fermented in new French oak barrels (15%).
Fermentation temperature 15ºC
