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This vendor is located at 578 Gateway Drive, Napa, CA 94558
Wine Specs
Vintage
2009
Varietal
Grenache
Appellation
Aragon
Deep garnet violet color. White chocolate covered raspberry and
tangerine aromas with a touch of menthol and mint and follow through on
supple entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body...
Garnacha: Second most widely planted grape in the world. High in alcohol, with strawberry, raspberry, peppery fruit and herb flavors. Often used in blending.
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
Dragonia is produced from grapes that are estate grown in the Carinena area
of Aragon in the North Eastern region of Spain. Hand-picked from the end
of September through to early October, from 45 to 65 year old vines, with
yields of less than 3.2kg/vine.
GRAPE SOURCING:
100% of our Garnacha vines are bush vines and they were hand picked during
the early mornings so that the clusters could arrive fresh at the winery.
e grapes were cold-macerated for 96 Hours at 6 ºC. prior to fermentation
in a process known as a “cold soak.” e purpose of the “cold soak” is to
extract color, fruitiness and avor as well as helping to provide a eshier
mouthfeel to the wine. e primary fermentation took place during 8 days in
stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature at 26 ºC. Once the
fermentation nished, the wine stayed “sur lie” from 15 to 20 days to extract
the grapes potential to the utmost.
After this stage, the wine went through a full malolactic barrel
fermentation and was later aged in new American oak for 3 months.
e wine underwent a gentle ltering through "diatomaceous earth" before
being immediately bottled.
Production Notes
Vintage 2009 was rated VERY GOOD by the Governing Councils of
Denomination of Origins.
Harvest yield: garnacha less than 3.2kg/vine – 6000 kg/ha
Winemaker Notes
Total acid (s): 3.5 gr/l (±0.5 gr/l) final ph: 3.47 (±0.2 gr/l)
alcohol: 13% by vol. (±0.5%) residual sugar: 2.5 gr/l
Dragonia is a creation from the Grandes Vinos Y Vinedos winery in the DO
of Carinena in the Aragon region of Spain. Known for intense avored
Garnacha, the Aragon region is labeled the ‘KINGDOM OF GARNACHA’
- and Dragonia is a classic example of a wine from the region. e name was
created in honor of the folk legend of Aragon. Since the dark ages, it is
believed that dragons roamed the area, and they seeded the vines after eating
the berries!
