Ocho y Medio Tinto Velasco
Winery: Finca la Estacada
Region: Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Locale: Tarancón
Appellation: Uclés
Designation: DO
In a few words: The coolest wine you've never heard of!
Site: Clay with a lime substrate, at an altitude of 850 (ocho y medio) meters above sea level. "A vineyard in the clouds!"
Fermentation and Aging: 7 days of maceration and fermentation at a controlled temperature. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, and 14 days in new oak.
Grapes: Tinto Velasco. Possibly Finca La Estacada has the only plantings of this grape. The first references to Tinto Velasco appeared in the early nineteenth century as a variety grown in areas bordering the province of Toledo. Its development as a plant and as a fruit is very similar to the tempranillo, although with a slightly larger berry size and a slightly later maturing
Notes: The aromas of café, blackberry, and chocolate lead to a full bodied wine with dark fruit and good acidity that finish in toasted notes of dark fruit.
