Spain’s most acclaimed winemakers and Aurelio Cabestrero whose vision and commitment helped bring Spanish
wines to the forefront in the United States.
2011 was a busy year for the partners as they launched several new wines, a Verdejo from Rueda, a Bobal from
Utiel-Requena and this project focused on beautiful old vines of Garnacha grown on the high slopes of Calatayud
in what was once the ancient kingdom of Aragon. Acentor is named for the small brown birds, similar to starlings
which come to eat ripe grapes, always a sign that they are nearly ripe enough to make great wine.
Appellation Calatayud D.O.
Grapes 100% Garnacha, from 50+ year-old, bush vines
Altitude / Soil 750-900 meters / iron-rich red clay with abundant surface stones
Farming Methods Traditional Methods
Harvest Hand harvested into small boxes
Production Destemmed grapes were fermented in cement tanks
Aging Aged for 5 months in used, 50% French and 50% American oak barrels
UPC / SCC / Pack Size 8-437012-498068 / 8-437012-498075 / 12
Reviews:
“The 2021 Acentor bottling of Garnacha is another very good bottle and an excellent bargain. Readers may recall that this wine is made from
high elevation, old bush vines, fermented in stainless steel and aged for only four months in oak. The 2021 Acentor again tips the scales at 14.5
percent alcohol and offers up a bouquet of baked raspberries. fruitcake, pepper, garrigue, a good base of soil, fresh herbs and a touch of cedar.
On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused and rock solid at the core, with good transparency and grip, chewy, ripe tannins and fine
length on the complex finish. This is already fairly tasty, albeit, still a bit tannic, and will only get better with a bit of bottle age.
