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Winery: De Muller
Region: D.O. Tarragona
Bottle: 50 cl.
Grape Varieties: 20% Moscatel, 40% Black Grenache, and 40% White Grenache
Type: Sweet Fortified Wine
Alcohol Content: 20% Vol
Serving Temperature: It is recommended to be drunk at room temperature, 14 -16ºC
Production:
An exquisite, very old sweet liquor wine from the vines of Pajarete, produced from a selection of Moscatel and the Grenache variety, a combination of both black and white. Bottled from the oldest De Muller solera dating back to 1851, the same year as the winery was founded, and it bears the name of the founder himself, Sir Augusto De Muller.
Tasting Notes:
Dark mahogany color with an amber rim and endless tears. It displays a huge concentration of intense aromas, including roasted coffee, dried plums, figs, and raisins, combined with herbal notes such as rosemary, thyme, and lavender. Very elegant on the palate, a hell of mouth-filling flavors, layers of never-ending pleasures with an impeccable balance of sweetness and acidity that seduces you right to its ever-lasting finish. Delicious to drink now and will go on for years!
Note: As with all fortified wines, sediments can be produced within a period of time after their bottling. It is recommended to store the bottle upright. Excellent both as an aperitif wine and as a dessert wine. Ideal with dried fruits, fresh cheese, quince, foie-gras, and on its own.
THE WINERY
Founded in 1851, De Muller is a top name in Tarragona, very well-known worldwide for being the supplier of the traditional Mass wine and for its rancio and fortified wines. At present, De Muller offers a very wide range of quality wines under the Denomination of Origin Tarragona, as well as in Priorat and Terra Alta. Since the beginning of 1996, the winery surrounded by its vineyards has been located in the finca "Mas de Valls" in Reus (Tarragona). Their modern installations have a capacity for a production of four million liters, and here they elaborate the Tarragona Denomination of Origin wines, all sourced from their 150 ha of own vineyars. They also have a property in the village of El Molar, in the south-eastern part of El Priorat, with 34 ha of vineyards, "Mas de les Pusses", and a new cellar with a capacity of 500.000 liters, where they produce the Priorat Denomination of Origin wines.
