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 Merlot - Corona del Valle
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
A delicious red that showcases the elegance and finesse of this wonderful variety. A nose of subtle leather and sweet tobacco notes layered over black cherry, fruit cake and bay leaf lead into a palate of black cherry, red currant, anise, and red plum.
600 cases made
Drinking window: Now - 10 years
Vintage:
2017
Blend:
100% Merlot
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:
Fermentation occured 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%
