Clos Baltasar Garnacha DO - Bodegas San Alejandro

In the glass, the Clos Baltasar Garnacha from Bodegas San Alejandro presents a dense purple-red color. In the glass, this red wine from Bodegas San Alejandro shows aromas of blackberries, grapefruit and prunes, complemented by vanilla and caramel. The Bodegas San Alejandro Clos Baltasar Garnacha is pleasantly dry for wine enthusiasts. This red wine is never coarse or austere, as you would expect from a wine. This dense red wine is full-bodied and complex on the palate. Thanks to its lively fruit acidity, Clos Baltasar Garnacha is exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The finish of this well-matured red wine from the Aragon wine-growing region, more precisely from Catalunya DO, finally delights with a beautiful aftertaste. The finish is also accompanied by mineral notes from the slate-dominated soils.

Vinification of Bodegas San Alejandro Clos Baltasar Garnacha

This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, namely Garnacha. Only flawless grapes were used for this wonderfully powerful single-varietal wine from Bodegas San Alejandro. The vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on slate soils in Aragon. After being harvested by hand, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in concrete and large wood at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, the powerful Clos Baltasar Garnacha is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.

Wine recommendation for the Clos Baltasar Garnacha from Bodegas San Alejandro

This Spanish wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is the perfect accompaniment to goose breast with ginger-red cabbage and marjoram, roasted veal liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce or veal boiled beef with beans and tomatoes.