I got to try this interesting wine tonight:
Arrayan "Premium" 2005 (Mentrida, Spain)
by La Casa de las Cuatro Rayas
55% syrah
20% merlot
15% cabernet sauvignon
10% petit verdot
Dark, completely opaque color. Fantastic aroma-- perfectly ripe dark fruits and the beginning stages of developing aromas of bacon and charcuterie starting to emerge. Very full body, full flavor, and pretty intense, mouth-drying tannins.
by La Casa de las Cuatro Rayas
55% syrah
20% merlot
15% cabernet sauvignon
10% petit verdot
Dark, completely opaque color. Fantastic aroma-- perfectly ripe dark fruits and the beginning stages of developing aromas of bacon and charcuterie starting to emerge. Very full body, full flavor, and pretty intense, mouth-drying tannins.
This winery is an interesting marriage between modernity and tradition. Dr. Richard Smart from Australia consulted on vineyard layout, complete with computerized irrigation sensors. Enologist Miguel Angel de Gregorio makes the wine; he hand harvests and ensures that no chemicals are used on the vines. The vineyards were designed around existing oak trees that bespeckle the landscape, and nitrogen-rich cover crops grow between the rows. Arrayan "Premium" is aged for 14 months in new French oak. The vines were planted in 1992, with the inaugural vintage in 2003.
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