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Tierra Fundida

Tierra Fundida - Blanco Cercado del Pino
Listán Blanco from Canary Islands, Spain

A blend of Listan Blanco, Albillo Criollo, and Verdello (the Portuguese varietal found in Madeira, not to be confused with Verdejo from continental Spain) from Cercado del Pino, a 1.5 hectare vineyard in Orotova. The Listan Blanco is pressed directly, full clusters, and fermented in concrete. The...

Organic
DB4458-22

Tierra Fundida - Clarete Los Topes
Vijariego Negro from Canary Islands, Spain
Organic
DB4460-23

Tierra Fundida - Clarete Los Topes
Vijariego Negro from Canary Islands, Spain
Organic
DB4460-22

Tierra Fundida - Tinto 4/4
from Canary Islands, Spain

65% Listan Prieto, with the rest of the wine being a blend Listan Blanco, Vijariego Negro, Verdello, Gual and Albillo Criollo from different vineyards, all vinified separately. The Listan Prieto is fermented whole cluster in open oak barrels, Verdello and Negramoll are direct pressed and fermented...

Organic
DB4464-22

Tierra Fundida - Tinto DO Tacoronte El Adelantado
Listán Negro from Canary Islands, Spain

A blend of Listán Negro, Negramoll and Castellana Negra (Tinta Cao) from the Finca el Adelantado vineyard, soils here are volcanic with a mix of clay/loam at 480m elevation. All grape varieties are vinified separately, foot trodden and fermented whole cluster in concrete. Aged in a combination of...

Organic
DB4459-23

Tierra Fundida - Los Topes
Abillo from Canary Islands, Spain
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DB4462-22

Miguel Merino

Miguel Merino - Rioja La Quinta Cruz
Carignan from Rioja, Spain
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DB4841-21

Miguel Merino - Rioja Vitola Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

Vitola Reserva comes from vines planted in the 1970s, in slopes facing northwest. Soils are very poor, far from the Ebro river, and very rocky. The wine is made of 96% Tempranillo with 4% Graciano (for acidity.) It ages for two years in French oak (30% new), and the rest in bottle, before release...

TA:93
DB4836-19

Miguel Merino - Rioja Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

95% Tempranillo and 5% Graciano grown in a 1960s vineyard on limestone soils. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented in barrel with malolactic completed, and aged for two years in American oak (70% new with French oak "heads"), with racking every six months. Three years in bottle before releasing. 8,...

TA: 94 WA:94
DB4837-18

Miguel Merino - Rioja Gran Reserva
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
TA:94
DB4838-18

Miguel Merino - Rioja Vinas Jovenes
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

92% Tempranillo 8% Graciano from "El Rincon" a vineyard in the South of Briones, a small village in Rioja Alta; vines are between 10-20 years old. Grapes are hand harvested, handsorted and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 12 months in "second-use" 500L barrels that were previously used...

TA: 92
DB4839-21

Miguel Merino - Rioja Blanco
Viura from Rioja, Spain
TA:94 WA:93+
DB4835-22

Miguel Merino - Rioja La Loma
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain

Overall Red Wine(s) of the Year- 2024 Tim Atkin 90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha, sourced from La Loma, a vineyard in the southwest of Briones at 534 meters above sea level. The vines are planted in the traditional "vaso" (bush) style on an east-facing slope in calcareous soil. Grapes are hand-...

TA: 100 WA:94
DB4842-21