Álvar de Dios Camino de los Arrieros 2021

Name: Álvar de Dios Camino de los Arrieros
Brand: Álvar de Dios
SKU: AL703A21
Price: 21.70 GBP
Availability: InStock

A vibrant red wine offering juicy red fruits, perfumed floral notes, and a refreshing minerality

Spain

Red,Dry

Other Native Red Varieties, Trincadeira/Tinta Amarela, Bastardo, Mencia, Rufete, and Garnacha

£21.70

Taxes included.

Álvar de Dios `Camino de los Arrieros` Castilla y León VT from Castilla y León, Spain, is a vibrant Red (still) Dry wine crafted from a field blend of local varieties including Rufete, Bastardo (Trousseau), Trincadeira, Garnacha, and Mencía. The grapes are whole-bunch fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for six to eight months in 228-litre oak barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. This wine presents a bright ruby colour, with aromas of red berries, perfumed floral notes, and a delicate minerality. The palate is well balanced, offering juicy red fruits and an exuberant freshness. Certified organic, vegan, and vegetarian, it pairs beautifully with poultry, cured meats, or mild and soft cheeses.

75.0CL , 12.5% ABV

This wine is a field blend of local varieites including Rufete, Bastardo (Trousseau), Trincadeira, Garnacha and Mencía. Once harvested and transported to the winery, the grapes remained in whole bunches for fermentation, which took place over the course of 15 days in stainless steel vats. The wine was then aged for 6- 8 months in 228 litre barrels where malolactic fermentation occurred, prior to bottling without fining or filtering.

This vibrant red wine offers a captivating aroma of red berries and perfumed floral notes, underscored by a delicate minerality. On the palate, it is beautifully balanced with juicy red fruits and an exuberant freshness, leading to a clean, invigorating finish.