El Pacto de la Sonsierra 2020
Old vineyards and minimal intervention to reflect the character of the Sonsierra.
Vineyards
27 plots of old organic vines, planted in the 1950s and the 1960s. Mostly calcareous clay soils settled on sandstone rock% $%, located in high and very airy areas of the towns of mainly Baños de Ebro but also in Villabuena de Álava, Navaridas and San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
Harvest
Manual night-time harvest from September 27 to October 4.
Winemaking
Static maceration for 10 days, with minimal intervention to avoid over extraction. Spontaneous fermentation using native yeasts in 20,000 kg tanks at temperatures not exceeding 26° C. Minimal amounts of sulfites are added.
Varieties
Mainly Tempranillo with the occasional wines of the white varieties and Graciano and Mazuelo.
Alcohol content:
14% ABV
Tasting notes
Visual
Great depth of color, with violet and red tones.
Nose
Intense and surprising for its frank aroma of berries, liquorice, undergrowth, hints of spice and chocolate.
Palate
Bold with great balance, full-bodied but fine and fresh at the same time, fruit and barrel notes returning in the aftertaste.
92 points
Tim Atkin 2022. 2020 vintage.
93 points
Gourmets wine Guide. 2019 vintage.
91 points
Guía Peñín 2022. 2019 vintage.
Grand Gold Medal
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2018. 2015 vintage
Gold Medal
Mundus Vini 2017. 2014 vintage.
Gold Medal
Ecoracimo 2018. International organic wine contest. 2015 vintage.