Ruben Diaz, Cebreros Garnacha Paso de Cebra 2023 750ml (14.0% ABV)

Viticultor Rubén Díaz Alonso is a proud son of Cebreros, the village at the historic heart of wine production in the Sierra de Gredos and namesake of the new DO Cebreros, where perfectly adapted old vines of Garnacha grow on granite and schist terroirs between 600m and 1250m altitude. Rubén comes from many generations of wine growers but was working for Cebreros city hall in 1999 when he had an awakening. Some of his family vineyards were about to be torn out, and he was involved in the bureaucratic process. He recounts feeling physical revulsion and awakening to the importance of preserving his village’s viticultural history. He started asking his father and village elders about viticulture, then studied, experimented, and started to make his own wine. After a few years as a trial, his first commercial vintage was in 2004, quite early in the historical arch of modern-day Gredos. He is now known as one of the great pioneers in the push for quality in Gredos.

Varietals: Garnacha

Vineyard: All garnacha from 5 vineyards ranging in age from 75 to 90 years old.

Orientation: Elevations range from 650-850 meters.

Soil: 4 plots are on sandy granite based soils and 1 is on schist.

Viticulture: Organic head pruned vines

Vinification: The grapes from each of the parcels are all destemmed and fermented separately with native yeasts. All parcels but the one from San Bartolome see 15 day macerations - the San Bartolome parces sees 3 months.

Aging: Aged in used 225L French oak barrels for 10 months

Production: 2,930 bottles

Notes: 11mg/L SO2 Total