Granbazán Etiqueta Ámbar

The emblem of the Granbazán winery, using the finest gravity fed must of grapes from old albarino vines.

The 2016 harvest has been characterized by an almost total lack of rainfall in the summer. 2016 was the driest year since 1950. The winter was cold with temperatures below 10ºc ( 50F).

Budburst took place in late March later than usual, with stable weather and a very successful fruit-set ratio. Flowering period was slow and steady with no potential diseases due to the low precipitations and humidity. In early September, we had some showers that helped to clean the berry skins and helped to grow the berries, recovering some weight. Small, tight and clean bunches. 

Winemaking process: The grapes without stems are submitted to a cold maceration between 6 and 8 ºC for 8 hours, in order to extract all the aromatic potential from the solid parts (pulp and skins) of the grape. The cold maceration tanks are located in the highest part of the winery making possible a very gentle must extraction by means of gravity. This way, we obtain the free run juice. Seeds are not damaged, and consequently extra purity is achieved.

The alcoholic fermentation takes place at low temperatures (≤20ºC) in stainless steel tanks during approximately 5 weeks. The finished wine remains in those stainless steel tanks on the lees for about 5 months achieving the extra complexity and softness of our Granbazán Ambar.

Tasting Notes

Tasting notes:Pale yellow with a green hue. Clean and brilliant. High intensity in the nose, perfumed, stone fruit, peach, apricot, tropical notes, lychees, and fresh pineapple. In the mouth shows a good acidity, oily, great balance between alcohol and acidity. Long and elegant aftertaste with a slightly saline aftertaste.

Winery

Bodegas Granbazán

Vintage

2016

Winemaker

JESUS ALVAREZ OTERO

Type

White

Annual Production

150000

Region

DO Rías Baixas - Val do Salnés

Composition

100% Albarino

MSRP

22

Ratings

Robert Parker

92

Guia Penin

91

Wine Spectator

90

International Wine Cellar

91

Wine Enthusiast

92

Decanter

Awards

 The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker). Feb 2013, 92 pts.  Stephen Tanzer´s IWC 2014, 90 pts.  Tim Adkin MW Wine Guide 2014, 91 pts.  Guía Intervinos 2014, 92 pts.  Winner Wines from Spain Awards 2015, UK.  Wine Enthusiast 2015: 92 pts.  Vinous Antonio Galloni ( IWC Tanzer) 2015, 90 pts.  Guía de vinos Gourmets 2016, 92 pts.  International Wine Cellar 2016 (Tanzer´s ): 91 pts.  Gold Medal at Bordeaux Challenge International du Vin 2016, Bordeaux, France.  Guía de vinos gourmets 2016, 93 pts.  Wine Enthusiast 2016, 91 pts and Editor´s choice.  Guía de vinos Gourmets 2017, 93 pts.  Mundus Vini, Berlin, Germany 2017, silver medal.  Guía de vinos Repsol 2017, 91 pts.  Bacchus 2017, silver medal.

Serving Temperature

10

Drink By

2020-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Pairings

Serving Temperature

10

Drink By

2020-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Pairings

Vineyards

Vineyard Size

17 Ha.

Elevation (Meters)

76

Soil Composition

decomposed granite, well draining

Exposure

N-S orientated and facing East

Training Method

pergola

Harvest Date

2016-09-18T22:00:00.000-04:00

Winemaking & Aging

Fermentation

Stainless steel tanks at low temperature for 3 weeks.

Malolactic Fermentation

Maceration Technique

Cold macerated

Ageing (Sur Lie)

6 months on fine lees with gentle battonage + 4 months in bottle

Length of Maceration

8 hours.

Analytical Data

Alcohol

13.2

Acidity

6.75

pH Level

3.35

Dry Extract

Residual Sugar

3.7