El Vínculo Alejairén Crianza 2019
When you are a multi female generational red winemaking family, it’s inevitable you’ll have dreams to make different wines, isn’t it? They wanted to make white wines but hadn’t found the right formula yet, until a vacation in La Mancha sealed the deal for them. They discovered a beautiful property, 6 hectares of 70-90 year old bush vines Alejairen (Airen) vines. FYI Airen is the most grown white grape in Spain and predominantly used to make brandy. This family wanted to make a dry, single varietal expression. From the Pago de la Golosa vineyard at an average of 700m altitude, aged for 18 months in French oak barrels and an additional 6 months in the bottle.
El Vínculo Alejairén Crianza 2019
Pours into the glass a sunshine gold color. Wake up and say hello to warm goodness aromas of citrus, tropical and honeysuckle along with brioche, biscuit and creamy caramel. Rich flavors of ripe apple, roasted nuts, lots of buttery cream, honey, orange zest, grapefruit, minerals, banana, passion fruit and melon along with zingy acidity and mouth coating texture. Such a balanced structure with flavors that just linger for ages.
Such a great QPR and a pleasure to drink. This was my first Airén and it won’t be the last. Thanks to @veronicaruizpro for this lovely introduction and to the @familiafernandezrivera
This is a fuller bodied wine that would pair well with roast chicken, grilled swordfish or delicious jamon Iberico.
