Javier Sanz Coleccion V Colorado

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

VARIETY: 100% Cenicienta

VINTAGE: 2022

PRODUCTION: 1,087 bottles

ORIGIN: Among the centenary vineyards of El Pago de Saltamontes, a family vineyard dating back to 1863, an unusual red strain with unique and unknown genetics was found. Javier Sanz has reproduced it due to its uniqueness as it is only found today in his vineyards.

VITICULTURE: Colorado is a genuine variety because of its form and color: bright leaves; small, cylindrical and loose grapes and white pulp with red streaks. Its production is of great quality but low yield, reason why It demands continuous care in the vineyard.

After years of grafting to reproduce the only original plant of this disappeared variety, the Colorado Is settled in the family vineyards of La Seca, characterized by Its pebble surface and clay subsoil, which favors the thermal and water regulation.

WINEMAKING: It is a late ripening variety, harvested by hand with careful selection in the vineyard. Once destemmed, is Introduced in French oak barrels where fermentation takes place with daily stirring. After ten months in barrels, the wine is filtered, bottled and aged in the bottle for at least another ten months.

TASTING NOTES: This wine stands out for its originality.  In the nose, It Is a complex wine that evolves showing a great aromatic diversity. Spicy, balsamic and with a clear background of fruit as blackberry, raspberry and plum. It surprises by the great personality and amplitude of aromas.  In the mouth, It is a tasty, fresh wine. with a pleasant acidity, which stands out for its aftertaste and its extraordinary persistence.