Virgen de la Sierra 'Lo Brujo' Garnacha Rosado 2023 (750 ml)
Virgen de la Sierra 'Lo Brujo' Garnacha Rosado 2023 (750 ml)
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100% Garnacha
Fermentation Stainless steel, Spontaneous
Aging No oak aging
ABV 13.92%
Farming Methods Sustainable
Lo Brujo Rosado is an excellent example of the full flavors that come from Garnacha grown in this region. Fruit from 15-20 year old vineyards, this wine is fruity and fresh, with concentrated strawberry and raspberry flavors making it smooth and well structured. A highly versatile wine that will pair well with almost any dish. A long ripening due to the year, lead up to a maceration period of about 2 days, lending itself to the classic Spanish style rosado, with a rich pink color, and structure that agrees. Low temperature fermentation followed by extended time in tank, this rosado showcases the beautiful vivacity that retains Lo Brujo’s consistent style. Raspberry and red cherry fruit character fills the palate, with juicy texture and very easy drinking.
Still to this day, the people of Villaroya pilgrimage to a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that sits atop the Sierra de la Virgen mountains (where the bodega takes its name), and pray over the coming year’s harvest
Bodegas Virgen de la Sierra is a small cooperative in the town of Villarroya de la Sierra that has been making wines for over a century, boasting the oldest Bodega in the region of Calatayud. True to the traditional vineyards of the region, the locals/farmers work in predominately small-plots of old bush vine plantations scattered amongst the hillsides of the Sierra de la Virgen mountains. With Manuel Castro’s friendship and guidance with each small-plot owner, all practices in the vineyards and the bodega are very hands-off and sustainable, relying on the natural structure and balance of the grapes they grow, resulting in wines that are of exceptional and magnificant value. Having old winemaking traditions combined with newer wine making technologies, it has taken their amazing range of 20 to over 100 year old fruit vines to unbelievable levels in the final bottled product.
