Sierra de Toloño
La Dula Garnachas de Altura
“This is the fourth vintage of Sandra Bravo's brilliant old-vine Garnacha from Rivas de Tereso and it's every bit as good as its predecessors. Aged in 300-litre clay amphoras. It's wonderfully perfumed and intense, with engaging bramble and red cherry fruit sweetness, fine tannins and a long, energetic palate.” 96 points — Tim Atkin MW, Rioja 2023 Special Report. Tim Atkin's Red Wine Discovery of the Year in 2019.
Region: Rioja Alavesa
Appellation: Rioja DOCa
Varietal/Blend: 100% Garnacha (with some old mutations of Garnacha Gris in the fields as well)
ABV: 14.0%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
Cellar: La Dula Garnachas de Altura by Sierra de Toloño ferments slowly and spontaneously at low temperature in small oak foudres. It is aged in 300L amphorae and remains unfined and unfiltered to preserve its natural expression.
CSPC: 889829
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What the Critics are saying: []
Region: Rioja Alavesa
Appellation: Rioja DOCa
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Garnacha (with some old mutations of Garnacha Gris in the fields as well)
ABV: 14.0%
Vineyard: La Dula Garnachas de Altura by Sierra de Toloño is crafted from the region’s last Garnacha plots, over 700 meters high. Biodynamically farmed old bush vines are goblet-trained and hand-picked into 15kg crates to avoid premature crushing.
Cellar: La Dula Garnachas de Altura by Sierra de Toloño ferments slowly and spontaneously at low temperature in small oak foudres. It is aged in 300L amphorae and remains unfined and unfiltered to preserve its natural expression.
CSPC: 889829
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja Alavesa
Appellation: Rioja DOCa
Climate:
Altitude:
Soils:
Varietal/Blend: 100% Garnacha (with some old mutations of Garnacha Gris in the fields as well)
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 14.0%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 889829
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
