El Escocés Volante Manda Huevos
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Classic field blend of two historic parcels from the paraje of Caña Andrea. The Caña Andrea parcel, full of pudding stones and deep, well-drained clays and gravels, performed superbly in the hot growing season to produce a fresh, well balanced crop.
Varietal Composition: 94% Syrah, 6% Viognier
Elaboration: Crushed to tank layer cake fashion with 20% whole bunch. Fermented together in an open top 5 tonne fermenter, with punch downs only for gentle extraction, malolactic fermentation partly on skins before pressing to a combination of 3 flextank eggs of 875 liters and one old 650 liter French oak barrel. Aged for 14 months sur lie before assemblage in concrete and bottling. Released after 18 months in bottle.
Tasting Notes: A complex wine with notes of red fruits, bright acidity and a long smoky finish. A very elegant Garnacha.
PRESS
2019 – 94 Wine Advocate
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
El Escocés Volante is a family-owned business in Aragón, Spain, which is in the northeastern corner of the country. The estate is owned by winemaker, Norrel Robertson, assisted by his wife, Sharon, and sons, James and Will. The family started working in the wine industry in Edinburgh, Scotland, and went on the work in Portugal, Italy, France, Australia, Chile, and New Zealand, before landing in Spain in 2003.
Norrel qualified as a Master of Wine in 2000 and earned a graduate degree in Viticulture and Enology in 2003. In 2020, he was inducted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino. He is passionate about producing high-quality wine with a particular focus on the native Garnacha grape.