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
2021 Mezcla de Tintos - Corona del Valle
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo aged in stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness and acidity. Bright red fruits on the nose and an angular, lively, light to medium body on the palate. A perfect wine for those who like zippy accessible reds whose function seems to be to constantly keep the tongue stimulated.
Drinking window: Upon release - 4 years
Vintage:
2021
Blend:
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 20% Tempranillo
Producer:
Corona del Valle
Winemaker:
Jac Cole - American lives in Napa
Hector Corona - Mexican
Ricardo Espinoza - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe - Estate vineyards in the center of the valley at an elevation of 1,000 ft. Vines are 6 years old and planted in soil of decomposed sandstone mixed with red clay. While not certified, the vineyards are farmed organic.
Winemaking:
Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks for 9 months.
Sulfites: 35 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.1%
