El Cel has an opaque cherry-red hue with a purple rim. Dense, abundant tears. It has a splendid aromatic intensity, both on the nose and across the palate. The nose has notes of dark fruit such as ripe blueberries, with subtle undertones of pastries, as well as hints of toasted grain from the French oak. It is broad on entry and refreshing on the palate, thanks to its well integrated minerality. It has aromas of dark fruit such as wild berries, blackberries and plums, together with expressive flavors from its oak aging: chocolate, truffle and black licorice. It unfolds in powerful, complex fashion, and its silky tannins ensure a long, elegant midpalate.
An intense, full-bodied wine like El Cel calls for complex game dishes with plenty of fat, such as jugged hare with vegetable and herb marinade, suckling-pig terrine, or venison tenderloin with pomegranate sauce.
El Cel is our most exclusive wine and is the crowning glory of our collection. We make it with grapes which have been grown in our higher altitude vineyards, ripening slowly as the vines reach up to the sky or even we could say, to Heaven.
Its personality grows, evolves and, with time, it becomes even rounder. Behind this apparent simplicity, El Cel offers us a distinct and complex structure.
It is a classic wine, balanced, consistent and long lasting, just like the ancient Mediterranean temples once were.
After having tasted it, we experience something that is only comparable to the vibrations we feel when listening to a long cello chord or as we watch a meteor shower under a sublime sky.
40% Garnacha Negra (Grenache Noir), 30% Syrah, 15% Cariñena (Carignan), and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvested by hand in 20 kg boxes. All the harvested grapes are destemmed. Fermented/macerated at a controlled temperature in stainless-steel vats. Macerated for three weeks. Gently pressed using a pneumatic horizontal press. Malolactic fermentation in 225-liter French oak barrels. Aged for 14–18 months, after which the wine is blended and bottled. El Cel is neither filtered nor fined.