Realce - Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Tempranillo 2021

It’s nearly impossible to find wine made from organic, hand-harvested grapes at this price, so when we tried this Tempranillo it was a no-brainer to keep it in-stock. The vinification process starts in stainless steel and is then aged in concrete which yields some super ripe dark fruit notes. 

Avg vine age: 30 years. The vineyards are located between the Jucar and Cabriel Rivers at an avg altitude of 700 meters on limestone/clay soils. Here the vineyards experience a push-pull between the cool, humid Poniente Wind from the Atlantic and the heat of the Levant Wind that comes from North Africa. The result is a large diurnal temperature fluctuation that favors slow ripening and perfect formation of the phenolics. All fruit is hand-harvested. Fermented in temp-control (24-28 Celsius) stainless steel for 15 days using native yeasts. Ageing in cement tanks before bottling.

Type: Red
Producer: Realce
Varietal: Tempranillo
Country: Spain
Region: Vino de la Tierra de Castilla  
Farming: Organic