Calatrava hails from Vinícola de Castilla, the largest privately owned wine producer in La Mancha and is entirely focused on producing quality bottled wines. Vinicola owns or manages 500 hectares of vineyards and boasts state of the art vinification, storage and bottling facilities. Underground cellars at the winery have the capacity to store 10,000 barriques of American and French oak as well as 2 million bottles of Reserva and Gran Reserva wines for bottle ageing, ensuring that the resulting Calatrava wines are of comparable quality to the very best Riojas.
Alcohol Percentage : 12.5% Vol.
Bottle Size : 75cl
Price : 4.99 GBP
Where to buy : Sainsbury's
Personal opinion : I did expect something totally different, but I was still impressed. There is a clear difference between La Mancha and Rioja, but both wine-regions are by far the best Spain has to offer, in my opinion. This wine confirms this. If you want to try this out, buy the Gran Reserva as well, it's a great way of comparing the two wines. You will immediately understand what I mean.
Personal Points : 8.5/10
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