Sang de Drac Tempranillo

Suriol

Sang de Drac, meaning Blood of the Dragon, is a fitting name for such a brooding and ancient tasting wine. Ull de Llebre, the Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo, delivers a more savoury and tobacco-like wine. Notes of dark fruit give way to leather, tobacco, and dried mushrooms yet strangely we still find bing cherry and bright high toned fruit notes in the mix. Ample tannins lend a far more powerful presence to the wine than the tertiary, earthy nose might suggest. An oxidative style for those who love serious and brawny maturity in their glass but with the upright acidity of the Penedès's high elevation  plots.

Country:  Spain

Region:  Penedès

Appellation:  Alt Penedès DO, Catalonia

Climate:  Moderate Mediterranean

Altitude:  300m

Soils:  Shallow sandy loam with nodules of calcium carbonate

Varietal/Blend:  100% Ull de Llebre (Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo)

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in concrete tanks. 9 days of maceration. Natural malolactic fermentation.

Ageing:  The wine is aged for 20 months in traditional underground tanks followed by 12 months in chestnut barrels.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Mas Rossell & el Pelegri Vineyards. Suriol Estate. The vines were planted in 1995 or earlier. Certified organic with biodynamic practices. Hand harvested. 5,000 kg/ha yield.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  704

CSPC:  785330

About the Producer

The Suriol Family


Penedès, Spain

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Sang de Drac Tempranillo
Suriol
Sang de Drac, meaning Blood of the Dragon, is a fitting name for such a brooding and ancient tasting wine. Ull de Llebre, the Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo, delivers a more savoury and tobacco-like wine. Notes of dark fruit give way to leather, tobacco, and dried mushrooms yet strangely we still find bing cherry and bright high toned fruit notes in the mix. Ample tannins lend a far more powerful presence to the wine than the tertiary, earthy nose might suggest. An oxidative style for those who love serious and brawny maturity in their glass but with the upright acidity of the Penedès's high elevation  plots.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Spain

Region:  Penedès

Appellation:  Alt Penedès DO, Catalonia

Climate:  Moderate Mediterranean

Altitude:  300m

Soils:  Shallow sandy loam with nodules of calcium carbonate

Varietal/Blend:  100% Ull de Llebre (Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo)

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in concrete tanks. 9 days of maceration. Natural malolactic fermentation.

Ageing:  The wine is aged for 20 months in traditional underground tanks followed by 12 months in chestnut barrels.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Mas Rossell & el Pelegri Vineyards. Suriol Estate. The vines were planted in 1995 or earlier. Certified organic with biodynamic practices. Hand harvested. 5,000 kg/ha yield.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  704

CSPC:  785330

Andrew Stewart | Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba | Edmonton + Alberta North

 T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca

Sang de Drac Tempranillo
Suriol
Sang de Drac, meaning Blood of the Dragon, is a fitting name for such a brooding and ancient tasting wine. Ull de Llebre, the Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo, delivers a more savoury and tobacco-like wine. Notes of dark fruit give way to leather, tobacco, and dried mushrooms yet strangely we still find bing cherry and bright high toned fruit notes in the mix. Ample tannins lend a far more powerful presence to the wine than the tertiary, earthy nose might suggest. An oxidative style for those who love serious and brawny maturity in their glass but with the upright acidity of the Penedès's high elevation  plots.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Spain

Region:  Penedès

Appellation:  Alt Penedès DO, Catalonia

Climate:  Moderate Mediterranean

Altitude:  300m

Soils:  Shallow sandy loam with nodules of calcium carbonate

Varietal/Blend:  100% Ull de Llebre (Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo)

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in concrete tanks. 9 days of maceration. Natural malolactic fermentation.

Ageing:  The wine is aged for 20 months in traditional underground tanks followed by 12 months in chestnut barrels.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Mas Rossell & el Pelegri Vineyards. Suriol Estate. The vines were planted in 1995 or earlier. Certified organic with biodynamic practices. Hand harvested. 5,000 kg/ha yield.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  704

CSPC:  785330

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Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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