Data sheet / Tasting Notes
ENATE Gewürztraminer
GRAPE VARIETALS: Gewürztraminer.
WINEMAKING METHODS: The grapes arrived at the winery in perfect condition and at optimum ripeness. After destemming and light crushing the grapes were introduced into a pneumatic press where they remained for five hours to optimize skin contact. Once the solid residues had been removed by natural decantation at 8 ºC, the clean must underwent fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 15 ºC using carefully selected yeast of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genus (Prise de Mouse). Once the fermentation had finished the wine was clarified with bentonite and stabilized at -5 ºC to eliminate the excess potassium bitartrate.
TASTING NOTES: Gewürztraminer, a masterpiece of central European winemaking, is perfectly adapted to conditions in the Enate vineyards. It presents distinctive characteristics as suggested in its name; the German word würzig meaning aromatic. Its aromatic range is wide and exuberant, packed with honeyed and floral notes. On the palate it is unctuous and velvety and aromas of rose and spice stand out. The tasting experience is rounded off with a sensation of silkiness and a mouth-filling finish.
WINEMAKER’S IMPRESSIONS: Gewürztraminer is a true floral symphony, with longer life in the bottle than many other white wines. Preserved in suitable conditions, its evolution in the bottle is magnificent for several years, its aromatic range is enriched, also gaining in complexity. Perfect to enjoy on a summer terrace or to pair with an oriental cuisine dish.
SERVICE: Serve at between 8-10 ºC. Ideal as an aperitif and the perfect accompaniment to strong cheese, fruit salad and exotic dishes.
LABEL Original artwork for ENATE by Vicente Badenes.
Enate and art – they almost rhyme which is, perhaps, no coincidence – come together at a lofty point: the desire to create. When it began in 1992, the winery decided that the pairing of winemaking and contemporary culture would be an essential feature of its character. It was a tricky challenge from a business point of view as well as from an artistic perspective, but it was an undisputed triumph and was copied by others. The concept was a winner: the excellence of an idea is obvious once someone – in this case Enate – has been brave enough to work it out. It was, in fact, a desire to create. In the same way as a winery is unthinkable without wine, Enate accepted art as the very essence of its identity. The two concepts begin together and mutually enrich one another. Human beings are, essentially, creators of one kind or another and we naturally love the pleasures of life. In 1992, Enate made a formal commitment to pairing the two concepts, contrasting the almost mathematical expertise of a winemaker with the unpredictability of artists inspired by winemaking. Today, Enate is both a winery and a museum. It is both a wine shop and an art gallery and its character has been formed in the excellence of both. Its barrels and walls sum up the great wines of Spain, inhabited by the genius of the great Spanish and international creators.
Las Moradas de San Martín - Contributing to the creation of a new Gredos. A passionate commitment to rediscovering the Garnacha traditionally grown in the San Martín de Valdeiglesias area, which we use as the raw material of all the red wines we produce and is the undisputed key to achieve the unique flavours of our wines. In our comitment to native grape varieties, we are also currently working on recovering the Albillo Real, a varitey that has been grown in this area traditionally, but is quite scarce nowadays.These varieties are used to create our organic, vegan wines.
LAUS - LAUS winery was founded in 2002. The winery is like an “island in Somontano”, surrounded by water, vineyards, flowers, sun, air... and life. LAUS comes from Latin and means “Praise, congratulations, consideration”. It is a name that perfectly reflects the spirit of this Somontano winery. The logo represents the earth in I Ching symbolism and represents our essence, the territory, the soil on which our vineyard stands.