ENVINATE ALBAHRA VINOS MEDITERRANEOS 750ML

Origin:

Almansa & Manchuela, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Varieties:

70% Garnacha Tintorera, 27% Moravia Agria,

3% Garnacha Tinta

Vineyards:

Garnacha Tintorera from 3 parcels near Albacete

planted in 1989, Moravia Agria planted in 1976 near

Manchuela, grown on calcareous, clay, and sandy soils

at 710-800m elevation. Viticulture is organic

and vines are trained

en vaso.

Vinification Method:

For the Garnacha, grapes were foot trodden with 60%

whole bunches, and macerated in open concrete vats for

around 10-15 days. For the Moravia, all grapes were

destemmed and macerated whole berry for 7-10 days in

concrete, with a slow addition of some stems. Everything

was pressed and completed malolactic fermentation in

concrete and foudre (Garnacha) and neutral 228L &

500L barrels (Moravia Agria). The wine aged on fine lees

for 8 months before bottling in June without fining or

filtering, and with only a very small addition of sulfur.