Colección 125 Vendimia Tardía 2006
This natural sweet wine is produced from the best Moscatel de Grano Menudo grapes, over-ripened on the vine at our vineyards El Candelero and Cruz de Cautela, in Cintruénigo. The controlled development of noble rot on the grapes strengthens and develops their unique characteristics.
Origin • D.O. Navarra
Variety • Moscatel de grano menudo
Style • Natural sweet white
Alcohol • 14%
Ageing • 5 months in French oak barrels
Production • 16,536 bottles of 37.5cl, 20 magnums of 150cl
Colour • Intense gold with lemony hints
Nose • Intense, complex. Aromas of citrus crust, dry apricots and acacia honey.
Palate • Intense and very complex. Fresh and round attack. Fruity and balanced. Aftertaste of pain d’épices (French traditional biscuit made of honey and spices), nuts and white peaches. Very persistent.
The berries used to make this wine had a great concentration thanks to noble rot. Very selective harvest, berry by berry, in consequent selections. Slow fermentation in new French oak barrels.