2020 El Marciano

Producer Alfredo Maestro
Country & Region Castilla y Leon, Spain
Appellation Vino de la Tierra
Grape Garnacha
Vine Age 70-years on average
Vineyard Navarredondilla & San Juan de Molinillo (Sierra de Gredos - Ávila)
Soil Granite sand over granite bedrock
Elevation 1,100 metres on average
Farming Biodynamic
Vinification Hand-harvested, whole-bunch grapes were crushed & pressed with each plot fermented separately in stainless steel tanks using their own native yeast. No corrections or additions to the must, daily pump-overs, and 20 days of maceration. Racking and start of malolactic fermentation also in stainless steel tanks; the wine is then taken outside where the cold of winter clarified and stabilised the wine naturally. The wine is racked again to remove solids or impurities before bottling at the optimum time.
Alcohol 14.5%
Sulphur None added
Quantity Produced 10,000 bottles