Winery El Grifo Hacienda Seco
This wine generally goes well with
The Hacienda Seco of the Winery El Grifo is in the top 50 of wines of Lanzarote.
Details and technical informations about Winery El Grifo's Hacienda Seco.
Discover the grape variety: Cinsaut
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hacienda Seco from Winery El Grifo are 2019, 2018
Informations about the Winery El Grifo
The Winery El Grifo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Lanzarote to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lanzarote
The wine region of Lanzarote is located in the region of Iles Canaries of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vega de Yuco or the Domaine Bermejo produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lanzarote are Tempranillo et Mencia, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lanzarote often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, plum or orange and sometimes also flavors of honey, mango or vegetal.
The wine region of Iles Canaries
The archipelago of the Canary Islands (or Las Canarias) is an autonomous community of Spain located in the North Atlantic Ocean, 110 km from the west coast of Morocco. The wine trade there is far from famous - few local wines come out of the Canary Islands - but there is a Long and unique wine tradition in the region. The spectacularly high Canary Islands are located at a latitude of about 28°N, making it the most tropical wine region in Europe. It was thanks to this position, once traversed by naval trade routes, that the local wine industry flourished, shortly after the islands came under Spanish control in the early 15th century.
News related to this wine
A new level of identity for Canary Island wines
“Origen 1989” by Bodega el Lomo is a wine made from the certified parcel of, “Los Laureles”, a 12ha vineyard at 600m of altitude that holds centenary bush vines. It’s the first wine certified under this new system, having just arrived to market this month with others to come in the near future. While the DO Islas Canarias covers the entire territory of these eight Spanish islands off the western coast of Africa, there are 10 other DOs that govern the wines of certai ...
A new level of identity for Canary Island wines
“Origen 1989” by Bodega el Lomo is a wine made from the certified parcel of, “Los Laureles”, a 12ha vineyard at 600m of altitude that holds centenary bush vines. It’s the first wine certified under this new system, having just arrived to market this month with others to come in the near future. While the DO Islas Canarias covers the entire territory of these eight Spanish islands off the western coast of Africa, there are 10 other DOs that govern the wines of certai ...
Decanter magazine latest issue: May 2022
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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.