Miguel Garcia de Lara and his brothers and sisters are slowly reviving their historic, century-old family vineyards and winery, whilst all their neighbours are uprooting their vineyards to plant other things.
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Finca Villalobillos Airen
100% Airén. Planted ungrafted in 1935 on the “Villalobillos” family estate in Corral de Almaguer. Cultivated without irrigation in limestone-rich soil. Harvest: Manual, in late September. The grapes are destemmed and gently pressed to obtain only the free-run juice, finished with static racking. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled tanks at a cool 14ºC for 4 weeks.
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Cueva Colora
100% Cencibel (Tempranillo). The vineyard of “La Cueva Colorá” covers 5.47 ha and was planted in 1960 in the locality ofthesamename.Graftedinthefieldwithshootsfrom outstanding local vineyards. Cultivated without irrigation, in limestone-rich soil with a loose, loamy texture. Harvested by hand in early September. The very dry 2018 was hard on the vines, which produced low yields of concentrated fruit.
