Minimal-intervention wine
Variety100% Bonicaire
SiteGosgorrobio · 550 m
SoilPoor limestone, sandy-loam texture, shallow
Alcohol12.5% vol.
Ageing12 months in concrete egg
Single-plot wine, 100% Bonicaire. Old vines at 550 m, shallow sandy-loam limestone soil. 36-hour cold maceration, fermentation and maceration (25°C) with stems in a 500 L open barrel for 46 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. 12 months' ageing in concrete egg. Frank, direct, very personal character.
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Clean cherry-red colour with slight violet hues. Frank, direct nose —cherries, wild strawberries, floral notes— with a herbaceous touch typical of sandy-limestone soils at 550 m altitude. Pure, elegant palate of great freshness, fine tannins and lively acidity. 8 months in a 500 L cask that refines the fruit without covering it. Bonicaire in its most honest state. 92 pts Robert Parker.
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Baked appleYeastsQuince notesNuts
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Compact clay-limestone