The Altos de Luzon is elaborated with 50% Monastrell, 25% Tempranillo and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Hand haversted in 10/15 kg boxes to be later on selected on a table. Fermentation at 28/30 ºC. 20 to 30 days fermentation maceration according to varieties. Ageing for 12 months in 45% American and 55% French oak barrels.
Tasting notes: Garnate purplish colour. Nose: powerful, ripe fruit, spices, cocoa, blackberry, plum, vanilla, toasted oak. Palate: nice, smooth, sweet, mineral, ripe tannins, good acidity with a silky texture and excellent balance.
What the critics say...
Robert Parker: 90 points(01/04/2010)
The 2007 Altos de Luzon is a blend of Monastrell, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in new French and American oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it proffers aromas of mineral, underbrush, blueberry, blackberry, and milk chocolate. Velvety-textured and opulent on the palate, it has loads of flavor, enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years, and a lengthy, fruit-filled finish. Drink it from 2012 to 2019.
Peñin Guide: 90 points(01/01/2012)
Dark cherry colour. On nose, spicy, ripe fruit, toasty. On palate, tasty, powerful, toasty, ripe tannins.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
Bodegas Luzón belongs to the D.O. Jumilla (Murcia, Spain).
It has 400 hectares of vineyards in two estates: Castillo de Madax, located 600 meters west altitude, and Finca La Solana, located south-west to 450 meters altitude.
Monastrell, Tempranillo, Merlot, Syrah,... Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot grapes and grape Macabeo and Chardonnay as white are harvested.
Alcohol abuse can be dangerous.
