Envinate, "Albahra" 2022

Albahra (named for the vineyard location, and meaning “small sea”) comes from a single vineyard divided into 3 parcels at 800 meters elevation in the Almansa region, around the town of Albacete. Almansa is located at the southeastern tip of Castilla-La Mancha. Garnacha Tintorera, also known as Alicante Bouschet, is a hybrid of the Garnacha and Petit Bouschet grapes. It is one of the few red grapes with dark colored juice, hence the name Tintorera, or tinted. As expected this grape produces wines with dark color, but also juicy/spicy flavors and a pronounced acidity. Fermented 50% whole cluster with wild yeasts in 4500 liter cement vats, with soft pigeage and a short maceration of 7 days. Raised in the same vats for 8 months, and bottled with very little SO2 addition.