The Corona Estate
- A family owned and operated winery in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe, established in 2011, Corona del Valle works with 9 varieties of grapes all of which come from their organically farmed sustainably run vineyards.
- Focus is on monovarietals, with fastidious attention to detail in the vineyards and making very pure honest wines with no corrections.
- The winery is designed with the utmost orientation to sustainability with forward thinking elements such as a rooftop solar array that provides enough energy to run their entire operation, and buried drip irrigation lines to reduce loss from evaporation to almost zero.
Vineyard Details:
- Soil type: Decomposed sandstone and red clay
- Elevation: 1000 ft
- Vine age: vines planted in 2011
- Farmed organic (not certified)
Total Production: 9 wines (additional reservas in some vintages), 8,000 cases
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon - Corona del Valle
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Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
Cabernet Sauvignon that hits all of the targets for full expression of the varietal, this wine is elegance and depth in exquisite balance. Fine grippy tannins and well-balanced acidity indicate that it has plenty of years ahead of it, but with a little decant it's ready to deliver pleasure upon release.
700 cases made
Drinking window: Now - 10 years
Vintage:
2017
Blend:
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer:
Corona del Valle
Winemaker:
Ricardo Espinoza - Mexican
Hector Corona - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe - Estate vineyards in the center of the valley planted in 2011 at an elevation of 1,000 ft. Vineyards soil is composed decomposed sandstone mixed with red clay. While not certified, the vineyards are farmed organic.
Winemaking:
Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks with seeds and skins over a period of 4 weeks. After fermentation the wine was moved to French oak barrels (70% 2nd use, 30% 1st use) and aged for an additional 12 months.
Sulfites: 35 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.9%
