El Miracle
Mariscal
General Information
Type of wine: Old Vine Garnacha
Appellation of Origin: Valencia
Grape Variety: 100% Garnacha Tintorera
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Goes well with: Paella, roast meats and semi-mature cheeses.
Ageing: 8 months in second fill French oak casks
Label: shows the cask painted for Vicente Gandía Winery by Javier Mariscal, one of Spain’s leading designers born in Valencia
Serve at: 16ºC
Tasting Notes
El Miracle By Mariscal is produced from a selection of hand-harvested Garnacha Tintorera grapes grown on gobelet-trained 35 year-old vines, located in the 'Valentino' wine production area. The wine is produced using very slow maceration and alcoholic fermentation until the malolactic fermentation is complete, when the wine is poured into second fill French oak casks. This guarantees perfect blending between the Garnacha Tintorera varietal's fruity character and the wood.
Bright cherry with a deep robe and very luminous purple edge. It has an intense bouquet, an expressive and fragrant nose, dominant red fruit wrapped in smoky notes and mineral flavours. The nose is tamed by the wood, with hints of cedar. Smooth on the palate, good acidity and meaty, defined tannins that bring to mind ripe plums and black olives, with a long berry-laden finish. A fine wine with a Mediterranean character.
Awards
90 points: ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE (USA)
91 points: Semana Vitivinícola (Spain)
90 points: Peñín Guide (Spain)
Double gold medal: China Wine and Spirits Competition (China)
Gold medal: Honk Kong International Wine&Spirit Competition (Honk Kong)
Gold medal: Les Citadelles du Vin (France)
Silver medal: AWC Vienna (Austria)
Silver medal: Selection (Germany)
Silver medal: Sélections Mondiales des Vins (Canada)
Silver medal: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (USA)