El Cielo

El Cielo G&G Reserva Especial

Price: $ 1,390.84
Style
Red
Mexico
Baja California
Grapes
Tempranillo, Grenache +1
Vintage
2018
Bottle
750 ml · 13.7%
Order by 12:00 for same-day delivery. Or pick it up at the shop: Mon–Fri 10 am–6 pm, Sat 10 am–4 pm.

In the glass

Deep cherry red with violet tints. Red and black fruit, blueberry and blackberry with pepper, dried flowers, nutmeg, vanilla and chocolate; unctuous, with polished tannins and a long finish.

At the table

For roast lamb, duck or pork, a good steak or venison in pipián (pumpkin-seed sauce); also with black truffle risotto.

Aging

Tempranillo: 24 months in new American oak; Grenache: 24 months in new French oak

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El Cielo G&G Reserva Especial
$ 1,390.84

Vineyard area · 501 mapped vineyards · © OpenStreetMap

Baja California

San Vicente Valley and Guadalupe Valley · Mexico

Baja California's vineyards are concentrated within about 90 km of Ensenada, on the Pacific coast, in valleys such as Guadalupe, San Antonio de las Minas, Santo Tomás, San Vicente and Ojos Negros. The climate is Mediterranean and dry, with hot summers tempered by Pacific winds and cool nights. Many grapes are grown, among them Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Tempranillo, Grenache, Petite Sirah and Chenin Blanc.

Grapes in this bottle80% Tempranillo, 10% Grenache, 10% Malbec

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