Castile and Léon, Spain
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
- Style
- Soft & berry-rich
- Red berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
- Poultry
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Pork
- Poultry
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Limestone, Sand
- Terroir:
- Village blend of 2 century old vineyards. Los Pinos is a North facing hill on clay soil co-plantated in 1910 with a field blend of 90% Mencía 10% Palomino. Valdeobispo is a South facing hill on clay and sandy soils planted in 1903 with Mencia. Bush vines, dry farmed, regenerative organic farming, natural green cover, no tillage.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Old oak (100%)
- Storage:
- -
- Winemaker:
- Santi Ysart
Village blend of 2 century old vineyards. North facing hill wine is fermented with destemmed grapes and aged in used French oak 50 Hl vats. South facing hill wine is fermented with 50% whole bunch 50% destemmed grapes in used French oak 50 Hl vats and aged in 225 and 500 l used French oak barrels. Coupage is made after aging. Spontaneous fermentation, only addition of sulphites. No stabilization, light filtration at bottling.
Meet the wine maker
Santi YsartAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- Spain
- Region/Subregion:
- Castile and Léon/Bierzo
- Classification:
- DO
- Certification:
- -
- Grape:
- Mencia 94%
Palomino Fino 6% - Vintage year:
- 2022
- Color:
- Medium-high layer with a burgundy bright colour
- Aroma:
- Red fruits, spices and forest notes over a well integrated oak.
- Taste:
- This village wine balances between its fruity character and the complexity and the structure from the old vineyards it comes from.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 3.4 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.4 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3.49
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Light glass
- Best Served:
- 12 - 16 °C
Meet the winemakers behind Cantariña Villafranca
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Cantariña
- Founding year
- 2015
- Farming area
- 12 ha
- Production
- 30,000 bottles/year
Cantariña is a small family winery in the DO Bierzo, in the green NW of Spain. We farm our family legacy vineyards under regenerative organic viticulture, respecting the ecosystem and soils to produce a range of terroir-driven wines from our local grape varieties.
Meet Cantariña