Vinos Aurelio García - Alto Horizonte

Alto Horizonte +Altitud

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2021 Vintage

91pts

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2021 Vintage

90pts

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2020 Vintage

91pts

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Denominacion de Origen

D.O. Cebrebos

Location

All of Aurelio's vineyards are located in Navatalgordo, in the heart of the Sierra de Gredos. Valley of the Alto Alberche, in the province of Avila.

Varietal

100% Garnacha

Vineyards

Estate owned mountain vineyards divided into many small parcels averaging 0.15 Ha per plot. Given the mountain terrain, there is a large diversity of orientations, soil depths, and soil types.

Year(s) Planted

1920-1935

Viticulture

Traditional dry-farmed, organic, manual viticulture. The vines are head-trained and the vineyards are plowed by horse.

Soils

Primarily granitic sandy soils resulting of the decomposition of the granite mother rock.

Climate

The Sierra de Gredos is one characterized by a high altitude mountain continental climate.

Winemaking

The clusters are sorted, and 20% destemmed. The whole clusters (80%) and destemmed berries ferment spontaneously in stainless steel and concrete vats. Pre-fermentative maceration for four to five days, and extraction is very gentle throughout the maceration. The wine is pressed in a vertical basket press and undergoes malolactic fermentation in 70% concrete, 30% used 500L French oak puncheon.

Aging

14 months in 70% concrete, 30% used 500L French oak puncheon.

Comments

The Alto Horizonte project is based in the village of Navatalgordo, in the province of Ávila, flanking the north and south banks of the Rio Alberche. The mountainous terrain creates one of the most unique and challenging geographies for cultivating vitis vinifera in all of Spain, which, combined with emigration from the region has resulted in a massive loss of old vineyards, and a total lack of new plantings. This is one of the coolest and highest altitude appellations for the cultivation of Garnacha in Spain. +Altitud is Aurelio García's entry level village wine blending fifty sites from the town of Navatalgordo.