Alabaster

Variety: 100% Tinta de Toro, pre-phylloxera (own-rooted Vitis vinifera), and autochthonous.

Vineyards: Proprietary vineyards situated in Valmediano, La Jara, and Marinacea. 11.5 hectares. Head-trained in the goblet. Average age: more than one hundred years old. Altitude: 800 - 900 m. Environmentally integrated agricultural cultivation. Organic fertilization.

Elaboration: De-stemmed by hand with rigorous selection of every grape, berry by berry. Fermented in open wooden vats. Traditional foot pressing with light pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in new French oak. The wine is aged for 18 months in new Bordelaise barrels of French oak.

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.

Tasting notes: Dense purple color. Dark fruit, Asian spices, and licorice with a background of flowers. Lush, textured fruit, juicy acidity. Well-balanced, powerful yet complex, with a long finish and persistence.

Drinking temperature: 16°C