A “Signature” Wine based on the "Quatro Pagos" philosophy, with over 14 months’ ageing in new, French-oak casks.

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• Technical fact line

  Gavanza is a wine that reflects the “Quatro Pagos” philosophy that has been aged for more than 14 months in new, French oak barrels. It offers a well-rounded, pleasant character with great intensity and complexity. An attractive wine both for the well-versed wine consumer as well as for those who simply wish to enjoy a great state of the art wine.
  
  

• Varieties

  Tempranillo, Graciano and Grenache Noir
  
  
  

• Alcoholic strength

  13.5 % Vol
  
  

• Vineyards

  Old vines with low yields, selected from vineyards located in four different districts, chosen, after years of research, for their particular soils and mesoclimates and which constitute the four pagos or estates whose grapes give rise to our wines.
  
  

• Harvesting

  Harvesting takes place throughout the month of October, with each plot being harvested in its ideal moment of ripeness. The fruit is picked using small crates of 15kgs and then rapidly transferred to the wine cellar where those clusters which do not meet the ideal characteristics are removed from the sorting table.
  
  

• Ageing

  Aged for more than 14 months in new, French oak casks made by different cooperages and with oak from forests of different origins. Each year, in accordance with the special characteristics of each harvest, the wine remains in the barrel for the optimum period of time needed in order to obtain a perfect balance between the fruit and the fine nuances of the casks. The wine’s evolution is completed with a prolonged period of ageing in the bottle.
  
  

• Tasting

  Attractive cherry red colour of medium to high cover. Intense and complex aroma, in which the appetising notes of ripe fruit intermingle with those of berries, spices and tabaco. In the mouth it starts on a gentle note, but opens out on its passage through the mouth to become powerful and fat. The fruity notes follow each other in waves, well integrated with toasted sensations and burnt out wood. The finish is reminiscent of minerals and undergrowth. Long and pleasant aftertaste.