Wine of the Week 11/17/20

Altos de Montanchez Vegas Altas Tempranillo

Regularly $13.99/On Sale for $11.96!

Altos de Montanchez (originally Cerro la Barca) was founded by best friends Juan Sojo and Ángel Luis González in 2003 to revive the reputation of their native Extremadura, in western Spain. While its winemaking history can be traced to 550 BCE, phylloxera and powdery mildew hit the region hard in the 19th century, and it has only recently recovered. Cerro la Barca became the first winery in the Extremadura to operate Organically.

Luis has since left the partnership and Sojo has built a new winery, and is converting to Biodynamic viticulture. The vineyard, in the Tierra de Barros (land of clay), is never tilled; instead, legumes are grown between the vines which are mowed and worked into the soil in the Spring. This is the only treatment the soil receives, and has resulted in a stable and sustainable system for the grapevines.

Harvested at night the Tempranillo which makes up 100% of this “Joven” style wine is fermented with ambient yeasts, and vinified entirely in steel tanks. There is no filtering.

A store favorite year after year, this brand new vintage has a little more depth and juiciness than last year, but has miraculously kept its low price.
Our sail price is even better!