Camino de Santa Cruz

Sierra de Toloño

"The 2019 Camino de Santa Cruz comes from a plot of Tempranillo in the village of Rivas de Tereso on shallow limestone soils that fermented with indigenous yeasts in 300-liter amphorae and matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 12 months. It has balsamic aromas, sweet spices and integrated oak. It has good ripeness and balance with 14% alcohol and good freshness. 1,120 bottles were filled in November 2020." 92 points, Wine Advocate

Country:  Spain

Region:  Rioja Alavesa

Appellation:  Rioja DOCa

Climate:  Unique Cool Continental Mediterranean

Altitude:  650m

Soils:  Cretaceous limestone clay-calcareous soils above older sandstones and marls from the continental Tertiary period

Varietal/Blend:  100% Tempranillo

Fermentation:  A slow spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in amphorae at low cellar temperatures.

Ageing:  Aged one year in 500L French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Sandra Bravo's finest single vineyard. Biodynamic farming. Estate vines. Traditional goblet trained old bush vines. Farmed and harvested by hand (into small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing).

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  93

CSPC:  889831

About the Producer

Sandra Bravo


Rioja, Spain

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Camino de Santa Cruz
Sierra de Toloño

Country:  Spain

Region:  Rioja Alavesa

Appellation:  Rioja DOCa

"The 2019 Camino de Santa Cruz comes from a plot of Tempranillo in the village of Rivas de Tereso on shallow limestone soils that fermented with indigenous yeasts in 300-liter amphorae and matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 12 months. It has balsamic aromas, sweet spices and integrated oak. It has good ripeness and balance with 14% alcohol and good freshness. 1,120 bottles were filled in November 2020." 92 points, Wine Advocate

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Unique Cool Continental Mediterranean

Altitude:  650m

Soils:  Cretaceous limestone clay-calcareous soils above older sandstones and marls from the continental Tertiary period

Varietal/Blend:  100% Tempranillo

Fermentation:  A slow spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in amphorae at low cellar temperatures.

Ageing:  Aged one year in 500L French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Sandra Bravo's finest single vineyard. Biodynamic farming. Estate vines. Traditional goblet trained old bush vines. Farmed and harvested by hand (into small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing).

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  93

CSPC:  889831

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

The logo for vino al vino is a bottle of wine in a circle.
Camino de Santa Cruz
Sierra de Toloño
"The 2019 Camino de Santa Cruz comes from a plot of Tempranillo in the village of Rivas de Tereso on shallow limestone soils that fermented with indigenous yeasts in 300-liter amphorae and matured in 500-liter oak barrels for 12 months. It has balsamic aromas, sweet spices and integrated oak. It has good ripeness and balance with 14% alcohol and good freshness. 1,120 bottles were filled in November 2020." 92 points, Wine Advocate

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Spain

Region:  Rioja Alavesa

Appellation:  Rioja DOCa

Climate:  Unique Cool Continental Mediterranean

Altitude:  650m

Soils:  Cretaceous limestone clay-calcareous soils above older sandstones and marls from the continental Tertiary period

Varietal/Blend:  100% Tempranillo

Fermentation:  A slow spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast in amphorae at low cellar temperatures.

Ageing:  Aged one year in 500L French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Sandra Bravo's finest single vineyard. Biodynamic farming. Estate vines. Traditional goblet trained old bush vines. Farmed and harvested by hand (into small 15kg crates to prevent premature crushing).

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  93

CSPC:  889831

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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780-203-5284

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