Name: VERGEL AIREN/SAUVIGNON 2024
SKU: 00649
Availability: InStock

Description

Extremely good value. Old vine Airen and zippy Sauvignon marry well; fresh citrus fruit, grapefruit and peach with an added weight and body thanks to its time on the wine’s lees.

From Bodegas Pinoso Co Operative

GRAPE	Airen & Sauvignon Blanc	CLOSURE	Cork
REGION	Alicante	VEGETARIAN	Yes
VINTAGE	2024	VEGAN	Yes
ABV	12.5%	ORGANIC	Yes – not certified*

DRY |________*________|________|________| SWEET

LIGHT |________|________*________|________| FULL BODIED

NO OAK *________|________|________|________| OAKY

*THIS IS A CERTIFIED ORGANIC WINE UNDER EU LEGISLATION. HOWEVER, POST BREXIT, WE CANNOT SELL IT AS SUCH.*

Additional information

Bodegas Pinoso

Bodegas Pinoso was set up as a cooperative in 1932 and the work carried out in the vineyards faithfully respects the wining traditions of our wine producers.

The coming together and effort put in by the founding members of Bodegas Pinoso meant that the winery quickly became renowned for the quality of its wines. This is why, in the years that followed, many other wine producers wanted to join the cooperative and initially in 1969 and later on in 1974, the winery was extended so as to make room for the new producers. After quite a lot more expansion at the beginning of the 80’s, the winery was capable of producing up to approximately 19,000.000 litres. It thus became the most important winery cooperative in the province of Alicante with 650 members. At the end of the 90’s the winery began to rethink its quality policy so as to improve its bottled wines while at the same time designating the first areas of the winery land to be used for certified ecological vineyard plots.

Production

After several years of investigation about the wine style we have managed to complete our collection of Vergel wines.
This wine is the result of an assembly of old Airén vines, a Spanish indigenous grape variety, cultivated in the traditional way in our
best non-irrigated vineyards, and Sauvignon Blanc, of which yields were controlled (less than 0,50 kg/vine) to obtain maximum concentration and aromatic complexity.
All our attention was dedicated to respecting the natural environment and terroir, using organic agriculture and hand picking during the cooler hours in the morning in order to preserve the grapes´ integrity and to limit the risks of oxidation. After a smooth pressing and delicate racking of the must, fermentation is started with indigenous yeasts in order to display the typical characteristics of our area. For aromatic expression, the temperature is controlled daily. The alcoholic fermentation is followed by the process of leaving the wine on fine lees for several weeks.