Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva DO - Jean Leon

In the glass, the Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva from the house of Jean Leon reveals a dense purple color. At the edges, this Spanish red also shows a transition to garnet red. If you give it some air in the wine glass by swirling, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. To the nose, this Jean Leon red wine presents all sorts of mulberries, plums, morello cherries, black cherries and blackberries. As if that wasn't already impressive, black tea, cocoa bean and vanilla join the mix due to the aging in small wooden barrels.

The Jean Leon Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the top wine range, this Spaniard naturally enchants with the finest balance despite all dryness. Aroma does not necessarily need sugar. This dense red wine is full-bodied and complex on the palate. In the finish, this mature red wine from the wine-growing region of Catalonia finally inspires with considerable length. Once again, hints of blackberry and black cherry show.

Vinification of the Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva by Jean Leon

The powerful Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva from Spain is a cuvée, vinified from the grape varieties Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Of course, the Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva is also determined by climatic and stylistic factors Penedès DO. This Spaniard can be described as an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, and it is extraordinarily impressive. After the manual harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging for 24 months in American barriques.

Food recommendation for the Vinya Le Havre Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva by Jean Leon

Experience this red wine from Spain best tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to braised chicken in red wine, veal boiled beef with beans and tomatoes or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce.

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