2021 Ostatu 'Valdepedro', Rioja DOca, Spain South Africa Bottled by hand: May 28th

Bottled by hand: May 28th

many of which came from Virginia wineries

Altitude: Between 600m to 700m in Pombal de Ansiaes - Douro Superior

This is the first year Lassuperiora (formerly known as La Superiora) comes from a vineyard Daniele recently began rented and fully controlling

2021 Ostatu 'Valdepedro', Rioja DOca, Spain South Africa Bottled by hand: May 28thAll Tempranillo that manually harvested in small baskets. Destemmed and crushed with a brief pre fermentation cold soak and then fermented by native yeasts in stainless steel tanks without added sulfur. The fermentation lasts 14 days at a temperature of 24C, with occasional gentle pump overs. The wine is then racked into a large 500L, previously used French oak foudre for malolactic fermentation, followed by seven months of aging in 1500L concrete