Algueira Pizarra 2014 giant-steps to the nose it shows

to the nose it shows intense and persistent perfumes of wild flowers and aromas of yellow pulp fruit such as peach

100% grown from Escarpment’s Te Muna Road site - considered a remarkable chardonnay vineyard

wine is aged in fine grained French and American oak

Vine Age: 10 years average

35% whole bunch the remainder lightly destemmed to retain whole berries before a 4 day cold soak

Algueira Pizarra 2014 giant-steps to the nose it showsAlgueira's flagship Menca comes from the oldest vines of the Estate, mainly from the sun trapping, unbelievably steep, 80% slope of the Carballocovo vineyard. Here the vines have over 70 vintages behind them. Pizarra is a local word for the slate soils that seem to bring a pungent, smoky minerality to the wine. Nominated, by Jess Barqun et al. in The Finest Wines of Rioja and Northwest Spain, as one of Galicia's top 10 reds, this is clearly one of the