Casa Los Frailes, Garnacha “Rubificado”, Valencia, Spain 2020
{biodynamic} 60% Garnacha, 40% Garnacha Tintoria (Alicante Bouchet)
BLACKTHORN BERRY, BLACK PEPPER & BLOOD ORANGE, INDIA INK
This single-parcel offering hails from a vineyard site called “La Casa de Aperos” (House of Tools), located 650 meters above sea level. Here, Garnacha & its red-fleshed offspring, Alicante Bouchet, are imparted with brightness and structure through calcareous soil reddened by oxi- dized iron deposits. In an additional nod to the monastery that planted the vineyard, this deeply pigmented vino is fermented in the friars’ 13th century amphorae.
Serving Suggestion: Slow-roasted whole hog over a wood fire. Teri- yaki grilled chicken thighs. Smoked seitan “ribs” w/ BBQ sauce.
