Cabriola by Borsao

Cabriola bottle shot

Wine Description

Cabriola is a specific jumping maneuver that a horse is trained to perform after years of exacting dressage. The movement requires great technique and precision of the rider and the horse working as a team. Much like the relationship between our winemaker and vineyards, combining masterful technique and passion that results in elegance and art.

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Marta Chicote in the lab
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Acclaim
"Full-bodied, yet fresh and lively, this red delivers bold flavors of cherry compote, dried fig, cocoa, toast and licorice. Light, firm tannins and citrusy acidity keeps this focused. Garnacha, Syrah and Mazeulo." 
— Wine Spectator, Oct 2020
"The new impressive red blend 2016 Cabriola mixes Garnacha with Syrah and a touch of Carinena (Mazuelo), and despite its 15.5% alcohol, it feels harmonious and balanced in an XL way. It comes in a heavy Burgundy bottle, closed with a quality cork, and it all feels like a more expensive wine. It has a modern profile, but the oak is neatly integrated and folded into the fruit that is ripe and juicy. The tannins are fine and the flavors focused. The price feels too good to be true (if it retails in Spain for 11). They produced 96,000 bottles that were filled after 12 months in oak barrels." 
— Wine Advocate, Apr 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Campo de Borja
Elevation:
350-700 m feet
First vintage of this wine:
2016
Average Vine Age:
40
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
55% Garnacha, 39% Syrah, 6% Mazuela
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
24-28 C °F
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French and American
Length of aging before bottling:
12
Total SO2
111
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
15.19 %
Dry extract:
30 g/L
Total SO2
111
Residual sugar:
2.1 g/L
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Wine Production

Separate fermentation of each variety in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 24-28 oC, the wine is submitted to an aging of 12 months in bordelaise barrels of French oak and American oak.

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About the Vineyard

Mountain vineyards with an age of 20-40 years situated at an altitude of 350-700 meters on stony gravels and caillous soils with clay and limestone.