The Quinta de Tarsus 2008 is elaborated with Tinta del País (100%). Elaborated during 20 to 30 days at a temperature of between 28-30 and aged during 12 months in French and American oak barrel. The ageing is completed during one more year in the bottle.
Tasting note: Bright red colour with violet edge. Nose: aromas of red fruit combined with spicy toasted oak. Floral notes. Palate: elegant, fruity and tannic.
What the critics say...
Peñin Guide: 90 points(01/01/2012)
Cherry red colour, garnet rim. On nose, spicy, creamy oak, toasty, complex, red fruit, ripe fruit. On palate, powerful, tasty, toasty.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
Close to a small pine forest, surrounded with vineyards, it is located this estate of luminosity and balance of clearly French stamp. Tarsus is committed to obtain the maximum benefit to the unique features of its vineyard, placed in the Bank of the Duero´s heart. And so, the processes of... vintage and vinification is carried out by plots, under the directives of the enologist, turned into author and person in charge of the wine of deep aromas, great concentration and potential of aging. Tarsus and Villa de Tarsus prove it
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