Enkvist Cezar Viñedos y Bodega Sueños Gran Reserva Inga

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Making top-quality wines in sweltering southern Spain is a challenge. Some would say that you would have to be a bit crazy to even attempt it. But sometimes he who dares wins and the greater the challenge, the ­greater the reward. Come to think of it, it might not be so silly after all.

First of all, the vineyard is situated at 680 metres above sea level in the cool space between two rivers, Rio Guadiaro and Rio Genal. The ground consists mainly of calcareous slate and the earth is similar to that of the Rioja region.

The fields sit on a west-facing slope facing the Atlantic, meaning that the mountains block out the sun for most of the morning. We have snow in the winter and major differences between daytime and night-time temperature, which gives the grapes their thick skin, a prerequisite for the wine’s intensely opaque colour. The long and warm summer gives the grapes the ideal ripeness and a high sugar content. Together, these represent the ideal conditions for growing grapes.

Det här är historien om Rickard Enkvist, en svensk som brinner för vin, som hade fräckheten att plantera druvsorten Tempranillo 1998 i södra Andalusien, i kommunen Gaucín, vid Finca Buenavista, 680 meter över havet.

Fram till dess verkade Tempranillo-druvan ha exklusiviteten för vinodlingsområdet La Rioja eller Ribera del Duero, på grund av klimatförhållandena och markens sammansättning. Det visar sig att sammansättningen av jorden rik på kalkskiffer, liknande de tidigare valörerna, tillsammans med vattnet i floderna Guadiaro och Genal och i skuggan av det närliggande berget som skyddar det under sommarvärmens starka dagar drömmen om den på den tiden kallade "The Crazy Swede" innan hans projekt inträffade.

Men trots de miljömässiga och geologiska förhållandena i marken var det nödvändigt att lägga till den ansträngning, kunskap och kärlek som lagts ner i odlingen av druvan och produktionen av vinet. Så krävande med produktion, att hans första "Sueño", som vingårdens röda viner kallas, inte såg dagens ljus förrän 2004.

Se specifikation

Richard Enkvist is the Swedish man behind Bodega César, he makes amazing red and white wines in a area that most of the time are associated with Spanish sweet wines.

This wine is deep dark red, almost black in color.

It has a highly complex bouquet dominated by fruits du bois, juniper. It has a large and complex aroma with green pepper and dark chocolate. Clear yet well rounded tannins accompany a symphony of flavours where fruits du bois and the tuch of leather stand out. This wine is fruity and powerful yet elegant and structured. It is full-bodied with a fresh acidity. Round and well polished tannins and its offer a long, complex and slightly aromatic finish. 

Severing proposal:

Serve at 18 °C, Perfect with tasty meat stews, or beef with tasty accessories, vegetables, whenever the occasion calls for a powerful red wine.