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Terrific value organic red wine from Spain.
- Details: 2021 | 75cl | 13%
- Style: Red - Medium (3/5)
- Origin: 🇪🇸 Bodegas Latue, La Mancha, Spain
- Grapes: Grenache/Garnacha, Tempranillo
Taste: Crushed raspberries, Lightly oaked
Aroma: Blackberries and raspberries
Description
Big, bold with a full youthful colour. Crammed with ripe juicy blackberry fruit on the bouquet. Fresh, succulent and supple, its youthful exuberance and vigour make this an ideal casual dining organic red wine. The friendly, ample dark fruit style will match more substantial meat and veggie dishes.
About the Estate
The story of Bodegas Latué started back in 1954 at which time it was known as the San Isidro Cooperative. The winery is located in Villanueva de Alcardete in La Mancha, central Spain. The 130 grower members were determined to produce wines of true commercial worth. They demonstrated their commitment by focusing attention on the vineyards. Quality was to be the byword. Organics too became key. Between 1954 and 2007 the membership expanded significantly to 600 growers. Quality and market relevance increased to such an extent that exports rapidly became their prime source of income. In 2007 the name Bodegas Latué was created and added to the business profile. The 600 growers cultivate 6200 hectares of vines, a significant percentage being cultivated organically. Winemaking rests in the experienced, capable hands of Jorge Pradillo. La Mancha’s natural environment provides the perfect conditions for wine growing — a regular continental Mediterranean climate, with warm summers, cold winters and low rainfall. Soils are clay-limestone. Using modern winemaking technology Latué ensures that the quality organic grapes are transformed into the best possible finished wine — wine that reflects its precise origins, whilst offering an authentic expression of the grape varieties themselves.
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