VINYA LA SCALA CABERNET SAUVIGNON GRAN RESERVA
SINGLE VINEYARD WINE · 2013 Vintage
This limited-production Gran Reserva is only made from exceptional vintages. It has its origins in the Vinya La Scala vineyard, a small eight-hectare parcel planted in 1963. Considered the first Spanish wine made primarily from the Cabernet Sauvignon variety, Vinya La Scala was selected as the official wine for Ronald Reagan’s inauguration at the White House in 1981. Its name is a tribute to the restaurant Jean Leon opened in Beverly Hills during Hollywood’s Golden Age. The label of every new vintage features the work of a renowned artist. The 2013 vintage come alive with the colorful label painted by Gloria Muñoz, which shows the Penedès scenery, immortalizing a sunset in the vineyards where she evokes the land chosen by Jean Leon to make wines with individuality, personality and unique identity.
Ultimate expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety, as well as its aging potential and correct evolution. A wine with an intense and complex aroma. Good tannic structure, great presence and length.
APPEARANCE
Deeply opaque, dark cherry red
NOSE
Ripe fruit, spices, roasted notes
PALATE
Potent entry, full-bodied, firm structure, long and persistent finish
Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging
24 months in French oak; bottle aged a minimum of 3 years
Limited production
9.120 bottles
ABV
14,5%
Vinification
20 days (skin contact + fermentation)
Harvest
October 23rd
Excellent match for fine red meat with sauces featuring spices like green peppercorn.
Vinya La Scala is a certified Single Vineyard Wine. In vinicultural terms, this means the wine originates from a vineyard whose unique characteristics endow it with great originality and whose microclimate encourages maximum expressivity.
Map
Vinya La Scala
Vineyard size
8 hectares
Vineyard
1963 First vineyards planted at Jean Leon
Soil
Calcareous clay, arenaceous with gravel
Viticulture
Organic since 2008
Christmas: bringing back the meaning of sharing
Vinya La Scala CS GR 2011 – Javier Mariscal
Vinya La Scala CS GR 2009 – Cuixart
Vinya La Scala CS GR 2007 – Bofarull
Vinya La Scala CS GR 1996 – Guinovart
Discovering Jean Leon – Jaume Rovira & Ana Carrión
2012 vintage
– 91 points, Peñín 2020
– 94 points, JamesSuckling 2018
2011 vintage
– 91 points, Peñín 2019
– 93 points, Proensa 2019
– 92 points, Proensa 2018
– 90 points, Wine Advocate 2018
– 91 points, JamesSuckling.com 2017
2009 vintage
– 91 points, Peñín 2018
– 94 points, JamesSuckling.com 2017
– Gold Medal, Gilber&Gaillard 2017
2003 vintage
– 93 points, Peñín 2016
– 93 points, Peñín 2015
– 93 points, Peñín 2014
– 91 points, Wine Advocate 2014
2001 vintage
– 93 points, Proensa 2012
– 92 points, Peñín 2012
– 92 points, Proensa 2011
– 92 points, Peñín 2011
– 90 points, Wine Enthusiast 2011
2000 vintage
– 91 points, Peñín 2011
– 90 points, Proensa 2009
1999 vintage
– 92 points, Peñín 2008
1996 vintage
– 93 points, Peñín 2017
– 92 points, Wine Advocate 2015
– Gold Medal, Vinitaly 2004
1994 vintage
– 92 points, Wine Enthusiast 2003
– Gold Medal, Challenge International du Vin 2003
Cabernet Sauvignon
24 months in French oak
bottle aged a minimum of 3 years
Limited production
9.120 bottles
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