The Story
This is an organic wine made using organic grapes that retain the benefits of red wine, namely the tannins, anthocyanins and antioxidants. The cool temperatures at the start of spring and the abundant rainfall delayed the budding of the vineyard slightly. The rain, which has been retained in the soil, will be very important for the rest of the vine's growing cycle. Spring was followed by a summer with temperatures slightly higher than normal. ...
Wine Information
Production: 10,373 bottles
Vintage 2016
SPAIN 2016 will be remembered for the piles of grapes thrown to the ground in Rioja. Our most renowned wine region, as well as Navarra and most appellations in Castilla y León, registered very high yields in sharp contrast with Mediterranean wine regions where drought led to below-average production levels. The gloomy picture came from Ribeira Sacra in Galicia where severe hail hit the area of Doade in August and destroyed 400,000 kilos of gra...