2020 Paganos El Puntido

The Puntido vineyard is owned by the Eguren family and the Puntido comes from only 1 vineyard where only the Tempranillo grape is grown. The vineyard is more than 45 years old and is located quite high. A solid, well-balanced red wine. Can be drunk but will get better and better as the years go by and can certainly be stored until 2030. The wine is aged for 16-18 months in French oak and then gets a few more years of bottle-aging before the wine is released onto the market. The Puntido vineyard is 25 Has. (61.74 acres) located at an altitude of 600 on a soil with a calcareous clay composition with a deep sandy rocky subsoil. The vineyard was planted in 1975 with a high density so that the vines have to work and have to root deeply due to the competition. Organic fertilization every 2 years. The final yield is very low and only half of what is allowed with only 18.2 hl/ha. The production is completely ecological with respect for the environment according to the biorhythm of the plant. Extensive manual selection and harvest in crates with perfectly healthy, ripe grapes.

The tempranillo grapes are harvested manually at the end of September with pre-fermentative maceration for 3 days at 6 ° C with indigenous yeast selected from their own vineyards, with very light pumping movements and a light aeration in order to obtain complete extraction. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about 10 days. and is temperature controlled between 28 and 30 grande celcius and a post-fermentative maceration of about 8 days. After this the wine is transferred to new French oak barriques barrels where the malolactic fermentation will take place and the wine is allowed to mature in the new French oak for about 16 months and then another 6 months in stainless steel tank and then the wine is given another year of bottle maturation before it becomes available (so about 3.5 years after the harvest).

The Puntido has a dark garnet red color. In the nose there is a multitude of scents and layers such as mineral tones, ripe fruit, liqueur and chocolate and a background of white flowers and a bit of leather. Furthermore, as the wines 'opens up' we smell grilled bread, black cherries and berries. In the mouth it is powerful, with a good balance between ripe fruit and oak, with round tannins. The wine is full bodied and cries out for roasted, grilled or baked (refined) meat. A gastronomic tyrant is this beautiful wine.

FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount.