Dominio del Challao Rioja Garnacha 2020 NET cool-climate personality of coastal Sonoma

cool-climate personality of coastal Sonoma

barley koji

rich peat smoke

Nestled from 1450 to 1800 feet above sea level

a UK expat living in Copenhagen

Dominio del Challao Rioja Garnacha 2020 NET cool-climate personality of coastal SonomaFrom the importer: The Garnacha from Challao comes from a single 1 ha plot planted in the 1960s called Las Ginebras, the terroir is situated on top of silty powdery calcareous sands in the village of Labastida and is the highest elevation Grenache found in all of Rioja. It is a site for Garnacha like no other in Spain, significantly cooler than anything found in Gredos or Navarra. The Garnacha is fermented with 70% whole clusters that are foot trodden