Style: The philosophy and goal is to craft a wine that is both age-worthy and fresh. To this end Fince Tobella take great pains to not harvest grapes at an overripe stage, to control fermentations somewhat, and to limit barrel-age time to about one year (with the majority of wood Allier or tight grained to limit extraction). Additionally they like to use a high percentage of Carignan in the final blend which, due to it’s natural high acidity, lends both crispness and freshness to the wine as well as long life.

Varieties: 44% Carignan, 37% Red Grenache, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Food pairing: Excellent with roasted meats. Ideal to match with pasta and rice dishes.

Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel open fermentors at 20-24º C over a period of 7-10 days with additional skin maceration of 3-5 days depending on the varietal and the conditions.

Oak: Malolactic fermentation and aging is done in 300L, new French oak (both allier and nevers). Total wood contact time for this wine was about 14 months. The Red Grenache is only aged in used wood (usually 3-4 year old barrels) to preserve it’s delicate aromas. The wine is allowed to age and evolve in the bottle a minimum of 12 months before being released.

Conservation: Properly cellared, this wine will continue to improve over the next 5-8 years.

Wine service: We strongly advise decanting the wine at least 30 minutes before serving. Suggested wine temperature: 15-17 ºC.

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Wine service: To better expose this wine’s potential, we advise decanting the wine a few minutes before serving. Suggested wine temperature: 15-17 ºC.

Varieties: 58% Syrah, 20% Carignane, 15% Red Grenache, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel open and closed fermentors at 20-24ºC over a period of 6-8 days with additional skin maceration of 1-3 days depending on the varietal and the conditions.
Oak: 40% of the wine is aged in new French oak (300L) from various forests for six months.
Style: The goal with the Finca Tobella Negre 2011 was to produce a wine that is more accessible with good fruit, fresher and with less barrel time (extraction) and aging. To this end, they took great pains to not harvest grapes at an overripe stage and control fermentation temperatures. They also changed the coupage with respect to the Finca Tobella Selecció Especial and placed more emphasis on Syrah and Carignan. Thanks to the terroir and also varieties like Carignan, the wine has a good natural acidity which affords a liveliness and freshness not seen with most other wines of this class.

Conservation: Although this wine was crafted to be consumed earlier than later, it should continue to improve over the next 2-3 years if properly cellared.
Limited production: 11,000 bottles of 750ml

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