Wine Covinca, “Marques de Somaya” Tempranillo, Carinena DO

“Terrai” – a flagship project of the company “Covinca”, the wine is crafted from the finest autochthonous grapes from the best land. The line consists of four special wines created in a contemporary style, each of which is protected by copyright. Letter in the name of wine next to the word “Terrai” indicates the type of grape from which it was created.

So intense and complex wine “Terrai V” is made from grapes Vidadillo, which is home to the area Almonacid de la Sierra in Carini DOC. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. Age of vines from which to create a carefully selected wine harvest is 40 years old. In 2004 grapes reached optimum ripeness were harvested in the second week of October. Winery berries were crushed and placed in stainless steel tanks for fermentation at a temperature of 26 C. At the end of fermentation was carried out 114-day maceration, pressing and malolactic fermentation. Aging wine in new French and American barrels lasted 12 months. Then the wine was filtered, bottled and kept for a further 18 months.

Covinca cooperative was founded in 1942. He currently has more than 200 partners have joined forces, experience, wisdom, modern equipment and the latest technology to produce high quality wines DOC zone Cariena. The purpose and focus of the association is to improve the agricultural development of the country and improving the quality of wines from Karin. More than two hundred farmers grow in the vineyards, whose area covers about 1,700 acres, an exciting range of varieties – as autochthonous, such as Grenache, Karina, Mazuela and international: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Macabeo, Syrah, Chardonnay and others. Karin landscape consists of rolling hills and plains, the soil is mainly composed of pebbles and alluvial deposits. These conditions allow for growing grapes not need high humidity. The climate – moderate, defined as the average, with a pronounced tendency to continental, with cold winters and hot summers.