2023 Esmeralda García Carrascal Vino de Paraje, Castilla y Leon, Spain El Montañista It pours a dense dark

It pours a dense dark red in the glass

this Annata bottling embodies the Greppo style: restraint

Grapes are hand harvested with spontaneous yeast fermentation of whole clusters (rare in this region

Insanely delicious stuff

Although Syrah is generally one of the earlier grapes to ripen

2023 Esmeralda García Carrascal Vino de Paraje, Castilla y Leon, Spain El Montañista It pours a dense darkLocation: Santiuste de San Juan Bautista is a small village located in the D. O. Rueda, in the region of Castilla y Len, in the province of Segovia, Spain. Varietal: 100% Verdejo Vineyard: El Carrascal, one of Esmeraldas four single vineyards, lies in a sun drenched, plateau shaped area with distinctive gravelly sandy soils, at 900 meters above sea level. Prephylloxera bush trained vines are 180 200 years old. Farming is organic. Vinification: Grapes