Bodegas Gratias - Tardana - Manchuela, ES - 2020
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Tardana is one of those Spanish varietals that fell out of favor, probably due to the fact that it riskily ripens late, and as a result is nearly extinct in the region. Left on the vine, tardana achieves ripeness after most red varietals and many solar hours per year. The families at Gratias are sure to elaborate Sol so that the this unique varietal, the microclimates of the plots, and the riparian soils in which the vines grow are expressed in the glass: small tank fermentation at low temp followed by partial lees-aging in tinaja are key.
Sol
- ● Fermentation: indigenous yeast, low temp in 50HL tanks, no malolactic; 1⁄4 is moved to tinaja for 3 months on its lees, light filtration, no fining or cold- stabilization
- ● Annual Production: 4600 bottles
• VARIETAL: TARDANA
• DENOMINATION(S): NON-DENOMINATED MANCHUELA AREA
• COUNTRY: SPAIN
• REGION: MANCHUELA
• VINEYARD SITE: VILLATOYA
• VINEYARD SIZE: TINY
• VINE AGE: TARDANA: OLD VINE
• TRAINING: BUSH
• FARMING: CERTIFIED ICEA BIODYNAMIC, DRY-FARMED
• ELEVATION: ~700M
• SOIL TYPE: WHITE DUE TO HIGH LIMESTONE CONTENT
• FERMENTATION: INDIGENOUS YEAST, LOW TEMP IN 50HL TANKS, NO MALOLACTIC; ⅓ IS MOVED TO TINAJA FOR 3 MONTHS ON ITS LEES, LIGHT FILTRATION, NO FINING OR COLD-STABILIZATION
• ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 4600 BOTTLES
BODEGAS GRATIAS, FAMILIA Y VIÑEDOS IS LOCATED IN MANCHUELA, JUST OUTSIDE OF THE DO, APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES WEST OF VALENCIA. TOGETHER, THE GOMEZ FAMILY WORKS 10 HECTARES OF EXCLUSIVELY INDIGENOUS VARIETIES, MANY OF WHICH THEY HAVE HELPED BRING BACK FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. THEIR ORGANIC VINES RANGE FROM 30 TO 80 YEARS OLD, AND ARE ALL BUSH VINES, UNTILLED AND DRY FARMED. IN THE CELLAR THEY WORK WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION, WITH MOST OF THEIR WINES TOTALING OUT AT ONLY 15PPM TOTAL SULFUR.