Wine Solar de Urbezo, "Urbezo" Merlot Rosado, Carinena DO, 2014
Reviews of purchase Solar de Urbezo, "Urbezo" Merlot Rosado, Carinena DO, 2014
Tasting Notes
The wine has a pink color with a hint of raspberry.
Taste wine velvet, fresh, delicate, with hints of fresh garden berries and a hint of cherry pits in the finish.
The wine has an attractive floral scent with fruity notes are woven.
Great wine as an aperitif, perfectly complement snacks, tapas, cream soup, white meat, rice, pasta, as well as dishes from mushrooms and vegetable casseroles.
Interesting Facts
Producer's description
In 1995, based on the family tradition, Santiago Garcia Isiegas founded the winery Solar de Urbezo. His task was to cultivation of grapes in the vineyard, which belonged to the family Garcia Campiglio. The winery is located in the north of Spain, in the region Carinena, 45 km from the city of Zaragoza. Vineyards in Carini appeared in the III century BC The Romans made wine here, which were in demand, as evidenced by various entries in the chronicles. Since then, the production of wine in Carini was not interrupted. Santiago Garcia is a continuation of the long tradition stretching back for seventeen centuries. The name of the winery comes from the famous artist Antonio Aragon Urbeso, some of his paintings depicted on the labels of wines. For many years, Antonio Garcia was a family friend.
The total area of vineyards Solar de Urbeso is approximately 100 hectares, are located one kilometer from the town of Carini. Grapes grow out here on the lime-clay soils with a mixture of gravel, in the face of fierce continental climate. Winter frosts are small, usually in the summer is hot and very dry. On the one hand, the dry hot climate leads to the need to use drip irrigation. On the other, it also ensures the absence of pests and full maturity. Therefore, for the production of wines in the Solar de Urbezo always used healthy and ripe grapes. The vineyards are cultivated both local and French grape varieties: Cariñena, Garnacha, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Chardonnay. To determine the date of commencement of collection of one sort or another method is used "Lines maturation" in which carry out daily analysis on the sugar content, acidity, weight berries density for each of the grades for each of the areas where this variety is cultivated.
Vinification of the harvest is done separately, depending on the area of the vineyard from which it was collected. For the production of wine "Vina Urbezo" is used carbon dioxide maceration, and for the manufacture of wines from Merlot, Cabernet and Syrah applied technology "carbonic semi-maceration". Ferment the wort passes at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Then wines undergo aging in barrels of American, French and Russian oak, which gives them a complex palette of aromas and roundness of flavor. Because of his memorable character of the wine Solar de Urbezo repeatedly received high awards, medals and prizes at various wine competitions, as well as high-grade wine critics.