La Fea Gran Reserva
Truly well made, oak-aged reds are no longer just the province of Rioja and Ribera del Duero. By closely working with Bodegas Paniza, Morgenrot, have created to exceptional value Reserva and Gran Reserva wines.
La Fea Gran Reserva is a blend of 50% Tempranillo, 40% Garnacha and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon – aged 24 months in American and French oak.
Local legend has it that in the middle of the 19th century a noblewoman of vast culture and exotic beauty (an unusual combination at the time?) resided in the area. She lived in her castle surrounded by books and teachers.
Her taste for literature, the arts, mathematics, philosophy and science kept her away from the activities other nobles engaged in. Learning to embroider or preparing to get married and be a mother were not in her plans. She preferred to ride horses, collect leaves for her botanical collections, or study the classics.
At odds with the canons of the time there soon began rumours and gossip, and a nickname that would accompany her all her life – La Fea; an endearing, teasing, slang use of the meaning ugly or bad.
This wine is inspired by the La Fea legend, and by all those great people who go off the beaten path, break the rules and fight against normality to follow their own destiny.
Smooth, harmonious and elegant with subdued tannins; aromas and flavors of black fruit with hints of spices, hints of vanilla oak and fruity wild red berries.
Ideal with grilled red meats, cured cheeses, cold cuts, lamb and game stews.
About the Producer
Bodegas Paniza
Bodega Paniza was founded in 1953, one of 31 wineries in Cariñena – a region that was a pioneer of the Denomination of Origin categorisation. Cariñena is the oldest of these DOs in Aragón and the second oldest in Spain.
It is the only co-operative in the town of Paniza, regarded as the top area within the region of Cariñena.
Paniza’s vineyards have parcels of 30 year old vines on calcareous clay soil and a small proportion over 40 years old on alluvial pebble, reserved for the top wines. The highest vineyards go up to an altitude of 850m and benefit from a continental climate: cold winters and hot summers with contrasting cool evenings.
Grapes sourced from elsewhere are paid solely on quality, not quantity!
