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Four medals for the winery Vila Corona

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A small winery built in the heart of Pallars Jussà in 1993 is producing excellent wines and beginning to accumulate awards. In Corona Vila own vineyards have already completed 22 years in rocky terrain from the erosion of a rock Areny, which facilitates drainage and favorably influences wine quality. The varieties planted are Riesling, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, Grenache black Morastrell, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

So far the wine cellar was only made ​​quality mono-varietal (a rarity in these parts), but with the "You Rai ..." made their first foray into multi-varietal wines. Thus, the owner and winemaker Enric Vila, mixing Garnacha Tinta, Monastrell and Tempranillo in a balanced wine that is kept at only 13 ° graduation (in an area in which the reds tend to be 14 and even 14.5 ° alcohol) .

In the "Tu Rai ..." the harvest is done manually and kept five months in oak barrels. The tasting notes for this wine are red garnet aromatic fresh nose and mouth, with hints of red and black fruits, cocoa, licorice and oak.

This unique winery in the appellation of origin Costers del Segre, just won a gold medal and three silvers in the "International Wine Challenge Catavinum 2012", for the following wines:

Llabustes Chardonnay 2009 .............................. Gold medal

Llabustes Merlot 2008 ..................................... Silver medal

Llabustes Criança Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 .......... Silver medal

Tu Rai 2010 ............................................... .. Silver medal

 

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Written by Teresa Pinyol

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