Pago de la Jaraba “Viña Jaraba Crianza” 2018 (Email Sale, Arrives 2/13)

Alcohol: 13.5%

Grape(s): 80% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot

Localization: La Mancha, Spain

Tasting Notes: Viña Jaraba Crianza opens with deep dark currant with tobacco leaf and earthy undertones that round out the beautiful aromatics in the glass. The palate has wonderful freshness and verve, delivering ripe red raspberry cordial, tobacco leaf and milk chocolate flavors while remaing well balanced through the finish.

The Domain: Pago de La Jaraba is a family owned winery built in the heart of La Mancha. While they can trace a history of notable regard for wines grown on the estate back to the mid-1700’s their current
goal is to produce high-quality, exclusively estate-sourced, flag waving examples of the new “modern-traditional balanced” wines coming out of Spain.

They follow traditional, sustainable methods and farm 80 hectares of vineyards. In addition they also grow cereal crops – wheat and barley as well as sunflowers, almond, pistachio and olive trees. Finally they raise their own flock of sheep on estate scrub/forest both to enhance and protect soil quality and for production of artisan Manchego cheese.