After several generations connected to the world of wine, the Castaño family has successfully adapted their legacy by incorporating new technologies and a magnificent viticultural heritage. Experience it with the limited edition red wine, Casa de la Cera 2016, made from five different grape varieties.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
50% Monastrell, 12% Syrah, 13% Garnacha tintorera, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot
Type of barrel
New barrels of French and American oak.
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
20 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
09/2018
Total acidity (g/l)
4.87
Sugar
3.89
pH
3.69
Alcohol content (% vol.)
15
General Information
The Castaño family is a benchmark in the Mediterranean wine sector and the leading representative of the D.O. Yecla due to their trajectory and achievements with native grape varieties, mainly monastrell. After several generations dedicated to the world of wine, the Castaño lineage has managed to adapt the legacy of their ancestors by incorporating new technologies and the most modern winemaking systems to enhance their magnificent vineyard heritage, which spans around 500 hectares of vineyards.
From the D.O. Yecla, we bring you one of their top red wines, Casa de la Cera 2016. A wine born from a selection among the nearly 500 hectares of vineyards managed by the Castaño family, offering you the full character and complexity of its unique blend, composed of monastrell, cabernet sauvignon, garnacha tintorera, syrah, and merlot grape varieties.
A red wine crafted from very old vines, aged for 20 months in new barrels. Each batch was individually transferred to open 500-liter oak barrels, where alcoholic fermentation was completed. Once malolactic fermentation was finished, the wines were aged separately before the final coupage. Now, it’s your turn to be amazed.
Tasting notes
It boasts a beautiful intense cherry red color, with excellent depth.
On the nose, it reveals great complexity and depth, with aromas of black fruits that give way to balsamic notes and hints of aromatic herbs.
On the palate, it is broad, enveloping, and Mediterranean in character. It displays a fine mouthfeel and enjoys a sweet, perfectly integrated tannin. The finish is perceived as long, marked by a pleasant warmth.
Creators' opinion
Casa de la Cera was born in 2011 from a project of maceration and fermentation in open, new French and American oak barrels of 500 liters. The best grapes from the 5 main varieties in our vineyards were selected: monastrell, garnacha tintorera, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. They were macerated and fermented directly in these barrels, each variety separately, and then aged for a long period of 20 months in the same barrels, now sealed. The result of each variety was exceptional, and the decision was made to create a wine that could stand alongside the highest monovarietal expression of Bodegas Castaño (Casa Cisca), but this time as a blend, primarily monastrell (50%) with similar proportions of the other four varieties. Since then, with the exception of some years when one of the varieties did not meet the quality level, Casa de la Cera has been produced following the same initial production protocol. The brand pays tribute to Juan de la Cera, the grandfather of Ramón Castaño Santa, founder of Bodegas Castaño.
The winery
Bodegas Castaño is one of the benchmarks in the Mediterranean wine sector and a spearhead of the D.O. Yecla due to its trajectory and achievements with the area's native varieties, primarily monastrell.
Ramón Castaño Santa founded the winery in 1950. In the mid-seventies, he acquired his first vineyards, and in 1980 he began bottling. After several generations connected to the world of wine, the Castaño family has successfully adapted the legacy of previous generations by incorporating new technologies and the most modern winemaking systems to enhance their magnificent viticultural heritage. Currently, they have 600 hectares of vineyards and market around 90% of their production in the international market.
Ramón Castaño Santa founded the winery in 1950. In the mid-seventies, he acquired his first vineyards, and in 1980 he began bottling. After several generations connected to the world of wine, the Castaño family has successfully adapted the legacy of previous generations by incorporating new technologies and the most modern winemaking systems to enhance their magnificent viticultural heritage. Currently, they have 600 hectares of vineyards and market around 90% of their production in the international market.