BALA ROJA

Wine type: Red wine.

Vineyard characteristics:

• Grape variety: 100% dry-farmed Bobal, bush-trained.
• Vineyard age: parcels with 50- and 90-year-old vines.
• Soil: Sand and clay. The parcel is surrounded by pine forest and scrubland.

Winemaking:

• Hand-harvested into 18 kg crates.
• The grapes are destemmed, crushed and left on the skins for 5 days. They are then pressed, and alcoholic fermentation is completed in a stainless-steel tank.
• It then rests and ages for 5 months in a 225-litre French oak barrel.
• The barrels are blended before bottling.
• Unfined, unfiltered, with no added sulphites.

Tasting notes:

• APPEARANCE: bright ruby red.
• NOSE: red fruit such as strawberries and cherries, dark fruit such as blackberries and blueberries, balsamic notes like the wild shrubs surrounding the vineyard, and spices such as bay leaf and red or black pepper.
• PALATE: Red and purple fruit on the entry, followed by a pleasant, fruity palate with good acidity. Medium-long finish with rounded, ripe tannins.

Food pairing:

• White meat, red meat, rice, pasta and fish.