Dominio de Eguren Protocolo Rose 2021
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Wilfred
Wong
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Through the careful selection of specific vineyards and controlling yields, the Eguren family delved into this project with the philosophy of creating exceptional quality, every day wines at affordable prices. Pale glazed cherry, wild strawberries and smooth acidity.
Blend: 50% Tempranillo, 50% Bobal
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Dominio de Eguren Protocolo Rosé is delicate, persistent, and appealing. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of spice, dried tea leaves, and dried fruit. Pair it with shrimp tacos. (Tasted: August 27, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Dominio de Eguren was founded by the fourth generation of the Eguren family. Marcos Eguren is the winemaker and Miguel Angel Eguren is the general manager. The philosophy of the project is the selection and vinification of the highest quality grapes from contracted vineyards that the family controls in Manchuela. Planted on trellis, these vineyards of Tempranillo, Bobal, Viura (Macabeo), and Airén were selected by the family for their advanced age, poor soils, and unique microclimate.
The family performs a selection of the highest quality grapes and vinifies with a cold soak and stainless steel fermentation to produce young, clean, high quality, affordable Spanish wine.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
The Moors gave it the name, ‘Manxa,’ which fittingly means ‘parched earth.’ La Mancha, the largest Spanish wine producing region in all of Spain, is one of its hottest and driest. Sturdy and drought-resistant white varieietes like Airen, Viura and Verdejo thrive in this environment.