{"title":"El Vínculo | La Mancha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Fernández Rivera Family Winery 'El Vínculo' Building in La Mancha, Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/CollectionBanner_f22ddb75-7598-491f-a33f-7973c78d21a3.jpg?v=1680795807\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Vínculo is the Fernández Rivera family’s fourth winery and is to be found nearby the iconic Campo de Criptana windmills in the northern part of the D.O. La Mancha. The name El Vínculo, meaning “union” or “link,” symbolises both the connection that the winery forms between the two Castile regions (Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y León) and a commemoration of the namesake wine cellar owned by the grandparents of the family company's newest generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter traveling the length and breadth of La Mancha, in 1999, the Fernández Rivera family found something that greatly appealed: high-quality, old Tempranillo vines, perfectly adapted to local conditions. Convinced that the quality potential was immense as long as yield and selection were carefully controlled, they surprised local growers by insisting on a new way of working the La Mancha vineyards. By sourcing fruit through long-term contracts with growers focused on low yields and precise harvesting, the family ensures first-rate La Mancha grapes give rise, year-after-year, to fine wines with unparalleled wine aromas and flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"el-vinculo-crianza-la-mancha","title":"El Vínculo Crianza 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe El Vínculo Crianza is made from a thicker-skinned variety of Tempranillo indigenous to the La Mancha region, called Cencibel sourced from vineyards with an average age of 50 years. The 2020 Crianza shows an intense, attractive picota cherry red colour with a bright, clean rim. The bouquet is powerful and complex, immediately offering concentrated notes of ripe black fruits—particularly blackberry, plum, and dark cherry. This lush fruit core is elegantly wrapped in savory, warming tones of vanilla, roasted coffee beans, and toffee, hallmarks of its long American oak maturation. The palate is full-bodied and fleshy, with a smooth entry that immediately transitions to powerful, persistent flavor. The tannins are fine-grained, ripe, and fully integrated, providing excellent structure without harshness. It concludes with a long, flavorful finish marked by dark chocolate and sweet spice. El Vinculo delivers the intense dark fruit and plush texture of a top Ribera del Duero at a La Mancha value. [#intro]Superb value 'Cencibel' that is bold \u0026amp; opulent with beautiful silky tannins...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El Vínculo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40473126371395,"sku":"A20ELVINCULOCRIANZA","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/RedBottle_d2394306-c8c8-419b-8234-a73800b55f59.jpg?v=1680800472"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_1bc839e8-c7bf-4f26-8d82-296a29bfcedc.jpg?v=1680796240","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/el-vinculo-la-mancha\/el-vinculo.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}