Gonzalez Byass is preparing the second release of their
Tintilla de Rota, a fortified sweet red wine from the Tintilla grape, at their Finca
Moncloa estate at Arcos de la Frontera. The grape has largely fallen into
disuse, and GB claim their Tintilla de Rota is the only such wine made from
100% Tintilla on the market. They also use the grape to improve other table
wines produced at Moncloa, for its intensity, colour and aroma.
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| Jaime Carvajal (imagen Diario Jerez) |
GB has a history of Tintilla, having been suppliers of it to
Queen Isabel II in the XIX century. More recently, at the Decanter World Wine
Awards, the Tintilla won the gold medal for the best Spanish fortified wine
over £15. Jaime Carvajal, director of Moncloa is especially pleased, as it is
recognition of hard work well done. The award was for the last vintage of the
wine, 690 half litre bottles, now all long gone. This presented a problem for
Jaime Carvajal, as they wanted to show it at Vinexpo and eight bottles are
needed, so he had to buy it back from people. For notes on the last release, see Tastings)
The new release should be available in July, and there will
be about 2,000 bottles. It will be on show at Vinexpo. At Moncloa there are barely
3 hectares of Tintilla, the other 39 being for table wine grapes, Syrah, the
two Cabernets, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Tempranillo. These wines are showing
very satisfactory sales as well.
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