Black Maiden Pine

🛑 Winery: Bodegas Bleda
📍 Region: Jumilla, Spain
🍇 Grape variety: 100% Monastrell
🍷 Type: Signature Red
📅 Vintage: (Most recent vintage available)
🔬 Alcohol content: 15%

Tasting notes

👃 Aroma: El Pino Doncel Black is a complex and elegant wine, bursting with aromas of ripe black fruits such as blackberry, plum, and blueberry, followed by delicate spicy notes of black pepper, licorice, and hints of cocoa and vanilla from its oak aging. A mineral and balsamic background brings freshness and depth to the overall wine.
👄 Flavor: Full and structured on the palate, with firm, silky tannins that envelop the palate. Its balanced acidity provides freshness, while ripe fruit and spice flavors intertwine with oak notes, offering a long, persistent, and elegant finish.
👀 Color: Deep red with violet reflections, typical of the Monastrell variety, showing its concentration and youth.

Breeding

Pino Doncel Black has been aged for 12 months in French oak barrels and has a profile that combines the power of Monastrell with the smoothness of aging. This allows it to develop exceptional complexity and roundness.

Recommended pairing

🥩 Ideal for grilled red meats, game stews, spiced dishes, cured cheeses, and Iberian cured meats. It's also an excellent accompaniment to Mediterranean dishes and elaborate tapas.

Serving temperature

🌡️ Serve at 16-18°C to enhance its freshness and complexity. It's recommended to decant briefly before serving to allow it to oxygenate.