Tempranillo "Fernand Cina"

Description (detail)

Generous aromas of plums, dried fruit, leather and tobacco. A powerful wine with a beautiful vinosity, which fills the palate in a well-structured and balanced way.

Red wine
Prozent
14.0
Option 1: Beschrieb
75cl
Option 1: Jahrgang
2023
Option 1: Preis
CHF 70
Option 2: Jahrgang
2022 & 2023
Option 2: Preis
CHF 142

Matching mood

generous & giving

Characteristics

Aromen (Nase)
Slight smoky note, leather, fruity, plums, tobacco note.
Aromen (Mund)
Full-bodied, leather, fruity, plums, tobacco notes.
Opulent and powerful
Dry
Oak barrel
Pure-sorted
Beef
Barbecue
1-10 years

Words from the winemaker

What Manfred and Damian say about this wine

Our story

What connects us with this winery...

We simply love drinking wine from the Cina brothers. Every one we've tasted so far... ;-) But not only that, we have also had many good conversations and we share the same attitude: "Only those who trust their visions can change reality. Because visions are what move us forward." And as luck would have it, we remodelled our restaurant and they remodelled their wine cellar at virtually the same time - during Corona, in 2020. If you haven't seen the cellar yet, it's definitely worth a visit!

Fernand Cina SA

Hard-working and complementary are the adjectives used to describe the brothers Cina, Manfred and Damian. Both studied viticulture and oenology, but above all learned the trade. From a very young age with their parents Fernand & Rose-Marie, Saturdays were spent in the vineyard rather than on the football pitch with friends. Despite the hard work, Manfred and Damian saw the great development potential of their father's business early on and rightly envisioned a promising future.

The Cina brothers have been working in their business for more than 30 years, surrounded by a meticulous and enthusiastic team. Their motives? Always one step ahead, producing excellent wines, developing innovative grape varieties in Valais, being positive and, above all, close to the customer. The winery is known for its diverse range of specialties. They cultivate an exceptionally large number of grape varieties on 20 hectares of their own vineyards, which enables them to offer around 40 different wines.

In their work in the vineyard, they focus on natural and quality-oriented care of the vines. The work in the vines is the most important activity in the annual calendar and forms the basic building block for high-quality wine. From the vine to vinification and bottling, the two brothers cultivate the wine with great dedication. Wine production is far more than just a job for them, it is a passion and a pleasure for both of them to marvel at this phenomenon every year and to be a part of it.

Tempranillo

«The undisputed number one in Spanish viticulture»

Tempranillo is the most important red grape variety in Spain. It is often blended with the grape variety Grenache, for example in Rioja wine, a blend with Grenache and Mazuelo, which typically consists of 60-90% Tempranillo grapes and is deep red, spicy and can be stored for a long time.

The origin of the grape has not been clearly clarified to date. It is assumed that the Tempranillo descends from the Pinot Noir. After the reconquest of Spain from the Moors, Cistercian monks settled in Rioja and planted the first vines. The young viticulture benefited from the monks' constant exchange of experience with the French Burgundy, where viticulture already had a long tradition at that time.

In the Valais, Cave Fernand Cina from Salgesch is currently the only winery to press a single-varietal Tempranillo from the Valais.

Learn more about this grape variety

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