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San Juan 2019
San Juan 2019
€248.95
155-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino, hand-harvested and aged 19 months in French oak.
Appearance
Cherry-red colour
Aroma
Deep, intense and perfumed, with balsamic notes, ripe red fruit, lemon thyme and rosemary.
Taste · Primary
Ripe red fruit
Taste · Secondary
Lemon thyme, wild lavender and balsamic notes
Texture
Silky, fine and generous
Finish
Long, pure red-fruit finish.
Dominio de Atauta San Juan is born of a commitment to a unique viticultural heritage. It is the fruit of the passion and open-minded spirit of a team who refuse to settle for what is already known.
All packaging materials recyclable in standard household streams.
VINEYARD
0.45 ha divided into 7 micro-parcels on a south-facing slope at 965 metres.
VINE AGE
155-year-old ungrafted vines
SOIL
1.2 metres of soil over decomposed limestone bedrock: 40 cm of loose sand with rounded pebbles, followed by 80 cm of sandy soil with clay and limestone.
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The Process
Hand-harvested. Carefully sorted. Aged 19 months in French oak.
San Juan is crafted from 155-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino vines grown across seven micro-parcels in the Atauta Valley. The grapes are hand-harvested, double sorted and vinified in open stainless-steel vats before ageing for 19 months in French oak barrels.
Harvest
Hand-harvested into 11 kg crates
Sorting
Double sorting of bunches and individual berries
Vinification
100% Tinto Fino
Character
Pure, silky, aromatic and generous
“A spirit of exploration beyond the known.”
