Malpaso 2023 is an unusual single-varietal Syrah from the lands of Méntrida. Bodegas Canopy, a benchmark winery of the D.O. Méntrida, showcases its expertise with this red wine, which has garnered excellent reviews from specialized critics in its previous vintages.
General Information
Malpaso 2023 - like all the creations from Bodegas Canopy, is a wine conceived from the vineyard, the result of ecological viticulture guided by the utmost respect for the grape. In the case of this red wine, the work has been even more meticulous and careful, as it is a single-varietal Syrah, a variety that is uncommon in the D.O. Méntrida due to the demanding climatic conditions of the region, characterized by scarce rainfall and extreme temperature variations between winter and summer.
Bodegas Canopy has achieved the full adaptation of Syrah to this area in the central peninsula. Malpaso 2023 originates from 35-year-old vineyards planted in sandy soils in the municipality of Camarena (Toledo), at 400 meters above sea level, an altitude that favors the perfect ripening of the grapes. This factor, along with 12 months of aging in French oak barrels, makes it a powerful, rounded, elegant, and well-structured wine.
Tasting notes
Medium layer and a bright cherry-red color.
High aromatic intensity on the nose, with a strong presence of black fruit, fused with herbal, balsamic, mineral, violet, and mentholated notes.
The entry on the palate is very pleasant, round, and flavorful. Good load of ripe red fruit (cherries and blueberries) and structure, mature tannins, and excellent acidity, which, along with its freshness, invites continued drinking. Long and persistent finish.
Creators' opinion
Malpaso is a red wine with an intense deep cherry color. The nose strongly highlights the typicity of Syrah, with black fruit and Mediterranean herbs, nuanced by the fine notes of its aging in French oak. On the palate, it is powerful, with a structure of abundant ripe tannins, great volume, and an acidity that supports the whole. A full, rich, and persistent finish completes the overall sensation.
The winery
Winery
Bodegas Canopy is a young winery founded in 2004 in Camarena (Toledo), the result of the initiative of Belarmino Fernández and Alfonso Chacón, two winemaker friends with extensive professional experience in the wine world as well as the business and hospitality sectors.
With the idea of rediscovering for the public the historic terroir encompassed by the D.O. Méntrida, they began searching for old garnacha vineyards, the dominant variety in the area, and modern plantations of the foreign syrah variety on which to base their project.
Currently, Bodegas Canopy owns a total of 19 hectares of vineyards: 11 hectares of garnacha vines aged between 40 and 90 years, located in the area of El Real de San Vicente; and the remaining 8 hectares of syrah, between 16 and 20 years old, are planted in trellis on sandy soils in the same municipality of Camarena. All the vineyards of this Toledo-based winery are cultivated following the principles of organic viticulture, respecting to the fullest the particularities of each variety.
The winemaking process at Canopy includes a selection table, the traditional grape treading, cold pre-fermentation maceration, early racking, malolactic fermentation, and aging in barrels of various sizes. Canopy’s production is based on the utmost respect for the grapes in the winery. Under the D.O. Méntrida, the winery markets six single-varietal red wines: Tres Patas, Malpaso, La Viña Escondida, Congo, Castillo de Belarfonso, and Loco.
With the idea of rediscovering for the public the historic terroir encompassed by the D.O. Méntrida, they began searching for old garnacha vineyards, the dominant variety in the area, and modern plantations of the foreign syrah variety on which to base their project.
Currently, Bodegas Canopy owns a total of 19 hectares of vineyards: 11 hectares of garnacha vines aged between 40 and 90 years, located in the area of El Real de San Vicente; and the remaining 8 hectares of syrah, between 16 and 20 years old, are planted in trellis on sandy soils in the same municipality of Camarena. All the vineyards of this Toledo-based winery are cultivated following the principles of organic viticulture, respecting to the fullest the particularities of each variety.
The winemaking process at Canopy includes a selection table, the traditional grape treading, cold pre-fermentation maceration, early racking, malolactic fermentation, and aging in barrels of various sizes. Canopy’s production is based on the utmost respect for the grapes in the winery. Under the D.O. Méntrida, the winery markets six single-varietal red wines: Tres Patas, Malpaso, La Viña Escondida, Congo, Castillo de Belarfonso, and Loco.