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Sierra de Toloño, La Dula Garnachas de Altura, Rioja 2024

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Sandra Bravo, originally from Priorat and who therefore knows how to handle garnacha has produced a lively fruit-forward expression of the grape that perfectly captures the lift and luminosity of these cool climate, mountain vineyards. Aged in 300 litre clay amphoras the 2024 is wild and aromatic with fine tannins and plenty of energy. A stunning, super-fresh, modern site-driven Rioja and among the very few in the region to be fully certified organic and biodynamic. Bright red cherry and raspberry with a snap of thyme and violet on the nose. The palate is polished and quite electric with pomegranate and redcurrant cut by fresh acidity. Fine, silky tannins - this is an excellent example of high-altitude Rioja garnacha. What is striking about Sierra de Toloño is that Sandra Bravo has achieved something that can be rare in Rioja: vineyards that feel genuinely alive. Some of the sites she took on were tired and, in a few cases, abandoned, but through organic farming, cover crops and natural fertilisers she has gradually rebuilt the health of the soils and the life within them. Her philosophy is simple: healthy soils produce healthy vines, and healthy vines produce better wine. Walk through the vineyards and you'll find plants between the rows, insects buzzing around and deep-rooted vines working hard for themselves.
Price: £23.50 Bottle (£31.33/litre)
Price: £141.00 Case of 6 (£31.33/litre)
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Code: SP25391

Wine characteristics

  • Red Wine
  • Medium-bodied
  • Grenache/Garnacha
  • 75cl
  • Now to 2029
  • 13.5% Alcohol
  • oak used but not v. noticeable
  • Cork, no capsule
  • 393 g (Empty bottle weight)
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Organic
  • Biodynamic certified

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