Gran Cerdo Tempranillo 2024
£13.95
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Perfect for: All occasions
Looks, Smells, Tastes like: Ruby Red, Fruity, Easy.
Best value natural red on the market!
Gran Cerdo Tempranillo is all about great natural wine with whole bunch fermentation, light filtration, no stabilisation and minimal sulphur. Viticulture is organic (although not certified). The juicy elements of Tempranillo shine through with no dirty oak to mask the charm.
The winemaker Gonzalo Grijalba (now called WII) is a legend, she has proved that you can make natural Tempranillo at an affordable price. The nose and flavours are an intoxicating combination of berries, faint lavender (or violets) and a slightly earthy edge. The herbaceous flavours gives the wine a slight green finish with a little spice. While the tannin and acidity cry out for some red meat.
Is Vegan? Yes
Bottle Size 750ml
Production Method Natural
Producer Wii Gonzalo Grijalba
Country Spain
Region Northern Spain
Vintage 2024
Wine Type Red Wine
Wine Style Medium bodied
Grape Tempranillo
Alcohol 13% ABV
Maturation Stainless steel
Total Sulphur 100 mg/l approx
Annual Production 20 - 30,000 bottles
Ageing Potential Best drunk young!
Food Matching Oily Fish, Poultry
Producer Information:
.....Gran Cerdo is a great wine dedicated to the bank executives that denied loans to us on the basis that wine is not a seizable asset. One day, these greasy and sweaty corporate suits will find that the best things in life cannot be impounded. Thanks to our friends help, we were finally able to bottle this wine. Now you can enjoy it with pasta or ham.
Wii Gonzalo Grijalba was born in Logroño, Spain and grew up among the vineyards that his parents cultivated in Fuenmayor. After several years of training in various parts of the wine-making world, she returned to start her own project. Fiercely protective of the terroir of her family vineyards Gonzalo rejects market driven fashions, formulae, chemical treatments and conformism. Instead she has sought out her own methods with respect for the land, the vineyards, and the traditions of her forefathers. She balances this respect with formal training in the latest enological techniques and methods.
Her philosophy come's in part from her father's illness caused by years of working with chemical herbicides and pesticides in the family vineyards. During this period the soil itself suffered as well, losing its vitality as well as its ecosystem. Wii Gonzalo has worked hard to restore the vitality of the vineyards, and has revived natural treatments and biodynamic practices to maintain healthy vineyards.
The resulting wine is some of the best value naturally made wine on the market and despite pressure on prices in recent years, all three wines still represent fantastic value and also exceptionally friendly natural drinking.
