In the glass
Aroma: cherry, blackberry, herbs, light cedar
Palate: ripe red fruit, spice, cedar, fresh finish
Organic VT Castilla y Leon from the Salamanca province estate: ripe cherry, blackberry and herbs from Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon, with 14 months French oak and the organic estate's clean, fresh profile.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken with pimentón and herbs
Medium body and red fruit complement the smoky herb-roasted chicken. -
Pork loin with garlic
The wine's fruit and moderate tannins suit the clean pork flavour. -
Lentils with smoked paprika
Everyday earthiness and red fruit match the warm spiced lentil dish.
History
Hacienda Zorita's Natural Reserve is produced from the organic estate in Salamanca province classified as VT Castilla y Leon, outside the Ribera del Duero DO boundary. The estate pairs wine production with ecological tourism and an organic farmstead.
- 2005 — First Natural Reserve vintage from the organic Hacienda Zorita estate
Facts
- Producer
- Hacienda Zorita
- Grapes
- Tinto Fino, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Classification
- VT Castilla y Leon
- Oak
- 14 months in French oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 15-22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-8 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2005
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED