COLLECTION AND LAND
El Chaparral de Vega Sindoa
In the ’60s, a serious crisis in the price of grapes led to a significant proportion of the vineyards in the Valley of Nekeas being destroyed. Only a few plots of Grenache grapes remained in the “El chaparral”, at the highest point of the valley.
Years later, in 1997, when these vineyards were on the verge of disappearing, we made our first red wine from their grapes. We called it El Chaparral de Vega Sindoa and tried to convey the essence of the tradition of our land in it.
Wine lovers understood its language and have, since then, been loyal year after year to this unique wine whose delicacy, elegance and refinement reflect Spain's northernmost Grenache grapes.
Varietal content:
100% Grenache from vines more than 70 years old.
Separate cuvée and fermentation of each plot with average maceration of 20 days, of which at least 8 are cold soak.
Malolactic fermentation and 5/6-month light ageing in barrels.
The plots are selected for final assemblage, meaning that the number of bottles varies from year to year. 2004 was a poor year and we did not produce a single bottle. We intend that only wine which we can recognise as our own should be released under this name.
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