The Wine Love - 'Gran Cerdo Tinto' - Tempranillo - Rioja Alta, ES - 2022

Satellite's Hot Take

A wonderfully soft and plush tempranillo that's what I would call a "cuddly couch" wine. It's soft, it's sexy, it's available. Have it over on your own or with yo bébé for a couch sesh.

Notes from the Winery/Importer

• WINE NAME: Gran Cerdo tinto • VARIETAL: tempranillo • COUNTRY: SPAIN • REGION: RIOJA alta • FARM SIZE: 4.5HA • VINE AGE: ~35 YEARS • FARMING: organic/biodynamic • SOIL TYPE(S): LIMESTONE & CLAY • harvest: harvested & sorted by hand • FERMENTATION: destemmed. SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATION IN STAINLESS STEEL vats. • AGING: One year in underground cement tanks. bottled unfiltered, unfined, with minimal sulfur addition.

Notes on the Producer

WIN GON and Mar Mota are the two free spirits responsible for bringing us these fantastic wines from La Rioja. WIN GON comes from a family of wine makers and has seen all aspects of the wine making industry - from the industrial wineries in Spain to the small vignerons throughout Italy and France. Now producing wine in the most natural ways possible, WIN GON has found her home back in La Rioja. Mar Mota comes from a family of artisan cask makers and studied oenology and chemistry in the University of La Rioja. A firm believer in biodynamic winemaking, Mar Mota teams with WIN GON to make some of the best natural wine that comes out of Spain.