Manuel Manzaneque Lorena 2007 is a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Tempranillo and 15% Merlot from Elez Estate (D.O. Pago Finca Elez) in El Bonillo, Albacete. The fruit comes from El Palomar, La Vieja and La Nueva, at about 1,080 m, on poor, loose, well-drained clay-limestone soils.
The grapes were destemmed but not crushed, then cold-macerated for 4 days at 14°C. Fermentation lasted 17 days at 25°C, kept separate by plot and variety, followed by post-fermentation maceration to set colour and flavour. The wine was aged 14 months in French oak barrels. Production was 19,000 bottles.
The 2007 season had a cold, snowy winter and a cool, wet spring that delayed flowering. A mild summer let the harvest run to 20 September. Large day/night temperature swings, and especially cool nights, gave a long, complete ripening. The estate calls this probably its best vintage.
Tasting notes
Ruby in colour, clean and bright. A fresh nose of red fruit with well-integrated oak, clay mineral notes and a trace of spice. On the palate it is generous and well structured, spicy, with a good fruit-and-oak balance; long and round at the same time.
Tech specs
| Appellation | D.O. Pago Finca Elez, El Bonillo (Albacete) |
|---|---|
| Vineyards | El Palomar, La Vieja and La Nueva, Elez Estate, about 1,080 m |
| Soil | Poor, loose and well drained, clay-limestone |
| Blend | 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Tempranillo, 15% Merlot |
| Maceration | Destemmed, not crushed; 4 days cold maceration at 14°C |
| Vinification | 17 days’ fermentation at 25°C, kept separate by plot and variety, then post-fermentation maceration to set colour and flavour |
| Ageing | 14 months in French oak barrels |
| Production | 19,000 bottles |
| Vintage | 2007 — a cold, snowy winter and a cool, wet spring delayed flowering; a mild summer let the harvest run to 20 September. Large day/night temperature swings, and especially cool nights, gave a long, complete ripening. The estate calls this probably its best vintage. |
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