2019 Remelluri, Blanco Rioja DOCa, Spain Leon Circle on the villages of Saint-Aubin

on the villages of Saint-Aubin

-Five casks were blended and minimally filtered for this brandy

They’re aged in used whiskey barrels for a minimum of 3 months

Sealed in qvevri to ferment over 3 months into inox tanks to settle

The challenges of 2019 were apparent in Piekenierskloof with hardly any fruit due to drought

2019 Remelluri, Blanco Rioja DOCa, Spain Leon Circle on the villages of Saint-AubinVillages: Labastida (lava) and San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja) Site: Doroo, Villaescusa, S. Esteban, Cerraja, Valderremelluri, San Cristbal, Canales, Uzmendi, Transistor, Tabiques, and Cerraja at 605m to 805m Grapes: A blend of many different white grape varieties Vine Age: Planted between 1989 and 2012 Soil: Limestone and clay calcareous with exposed bedrock Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels and cement