Bodegas Yuntero wins two gold medals in the third edition of the Asia Wine Trophy 2015 international competition, which took place in Daejeon (Korea), and in which 3,900 wines competed. With a jury made up of 130 independent professionals from around the world, the gold-awarded wines from Bodegas Yuntero were the red wines Yuntero Reserva 2010, and Yuntero Crianza 2012.
In just three editions, the Asia Wine Trophy 2015 has become the most important event held in Asia, as well as one of the most strict, having the supervision of the International Organization of Vine and Wine ( OIV), an organization that guarantees the holding of competitions in compliance with international tasting standards, and the International Union of Oenologists (UIOE), a group that represents more than 20,000 professionals and 12,000 companies in the wine sector.
Deutsche Wein Marketing (DWM), the organizing company of the Asian Wine Trophy, is also the organizer of the renowned German Berliner Wine Trophy competition, which already has almost twenty editions held. The accumulated experience of the organizers and the detailed rules that govern the Asian trophy give the awarded wines and wineries a seal of quality and indisputable excellence.
Yuntero Reserva 2010, gold medal
Just three months after its release on the market, the Yuntero Reserva red wine from the 2010 vintage has won its first gold medal in the Asia Wine Trophy competition. Its predecessor, the red Reserva from the 2008 vintage, received up to seven medals in various prestigious international competitions.
With La Mancha Designation of Origin, Yuntero Reserva is made 100% with the Tempranillo grape variety. It has a long maceration with fermentation at a temperature of 24-25° C. After this process, it is aged for twelve months in mixed oak barrels (French oak bottoms and American oak staves). Before being marketed, it spends two years in the bottle.
Cherry red in color, with a brick-like color, it has great aromatic complexity, highlighting the spicy and balsamic notes of its aging in barrels, as well as roasted notes of coffee and mocha. In the mouth, it is a very round, smooth and elegant wine, with very sweet tannins, and great persistence.
Yuntero Crianza 2012, gold medal
The Yuntero Crianza red wine, from the 2012 vintage, has also won its first gold medal in Asia, three months after going on sale. With the La Mancha designation of origin, it is made with the Tempranillo (90%) and Petit Verdot (10%) grape varieties. It is aged for six months in American oak barrels and another twelve in the bottle. Cherry red in color with slight aged reflections, the nose is complex, mixing the aromas of the grape variety with those of the oak. In the mouth it is harmonious and tasty, with a full, dry and balanced attack.
