Clos Pepín Casa Aurora 2024
Vegan red wine from El Bierzo. Blend of Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Trousseau (Portuguesa), Grenache and Gran Negro aged for 14 months in oak vats.
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Clos Pepín Casa Aurora 2024
Vegan
Produced by the Casa Aurora winery, one of the projects of Spanish winemaker Germán R. Blanco, the wine Clos Pepín comes from Villa de Albares, a village in the Boeza Valley, located in the Bierzo Alto sub-region, in the coolest part of DO Bierzo.
A field blend, this Spanish red wine is made from Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Palomino, Portuguesa (the local name of Trousseau from Jura), Grenache and Gran Negro. The grapes are sourced from vineyards 70 years old on average, owned by local grape growers and farmed following sustainable and organic techniques. The plots, composed mainly of red clay soils, are located at altitudes between 810 and 970 metres.
Manually harvested, the grapes were destemmed and fermented with native yeasts in Flextank eggs and open PVC tanks with periodic punch-downs. After completing the malo, this red wine from El Bierzo was aged for 14 months in French oak vats.
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, the red wine Clos Pepín Casa Aurora 2024 was finally added a very low amount of sulfites.
This blended Crianza red wine will make a nice pairing with BBQ’d meat, tapas and light dishes.
This vegan wine needs to be aerated 20 minutes before drinking.
| Appearance | The red wine Clos Pepín Casa Aurora is deep ruby with some garnet reflections. |
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| Nose | Lively and exuberant, this blend of Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Palomino, Portuguesa, Grenache and Gran Negro suggests sour forest berries and cranberry sorbet, with a stony minerality and notes of spices, charcoal and herbs. |
| Palate | This wine of the Casa Aurora winery by Germán Blanco is crisp and bone dry, with a steely acidity and some smooth tannins. Linear and salty, with loads of crunchy red berries, a watery hint and a long finish with a spicy and herbal remembrance. |
| Our personal opinion | The wine Clos Pepín Casa Aurora 2024 captures the freshest, more Atlantic side of DO Bierzo. |
| OTHER VINTAGES | Clos Pepín Casa Aurora 2021: Enterwine 90. Peñín 93. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Red |
| D.O. | Bierzo |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
| Percentage of Alcohol | 13.5 |
| Serving tempurature | 14-16ºC |
| Should this wine be decanted? | 20 minutes before serving |
| Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | No |
| Organic | No |
| Is this product free of sulfites? | No |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Ageing | Crianza |
| Type of ageing | Months in barrels |
| Number of months aged in Barrels | 14 |
| Enterwine's Score | 92 |
| Percentage of variety | Mencía, Garnacha Tintorera, Palomino, Merenzao (Portuguesa/Trousseau), Garnacha y Gran Negro. |
| Pairings | Birds, Cold meats, Cured cheeses, Grilled red meats, Mushrooms, Poultry, Red meat with gravy, Rice with meat, Roasted foods, Roasted lamb, Roasted pork, Roasted red meats, Roasted white meats, Rosted piglet, Sheep´s cheese, Stews, Vegetables |
| Taste | Silky and intense, Tasty with barrel notes |
| Occasion | Business dinner, Dinner with friends, Family reunion, To bring to an engagement |
| Red Grapes | Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintorera, Mencía, Merenzao |
