La Rural 2022 Santes Creus Vinyater

100% Vinyater, a rare variety with oval-shaped, loose-hanging bunches from an organically farmed vineyard of 50-year-old vines planted on clay and limestone at 284 meters elevation in Santes Creus.  The vines are about 30km from the Mediterranean. The grapes were harvested by hand and macerated on the skins for 4 days without disturbing the cap, then pressed with a vertical press to stainless steel tank. The wine rested for 10 months before bottling without fining, filtering, or sulfur addition.  Tech notes from Ben Fletcher