Rioja 'La Dula' Garnacha de Altura

Sierra de Toloño
Spain
Rioja
2022

100% Garnacha from very old vines (80+) grown on the clay and limestone soils of the vineyards around Rivas de Tereso, in Alavesa (650m elevation). The wine is made from spontaneous fermentation in old used foudres, and elevage in clay amphorae.  It has become Sandra's signature wine, an elegant expression of Garnacha with marked Atlantic influences. 

96 points
"This is only the fifth vintage of La Dula, but it has already established itself among the best Garnachas in Rioja. Featuring what Sandra Bravo calls "white wine acidity", this hails from vineyards over 600 metres in Rivas de Tereso and combines aromas of violet and wild herbs with a palate of redcurrant, raspberry and subtle minerality. 2024-29"
Tim Atkin,
Tim Atkin
2024 Rioja Report
93 points
"I loved the perfumed and varietal nose of the 2022 La Dula—pure Garnacha from high-altitude vineyards in the village of Rivas de Tereso. It's ripe without excess, with 14% alcohol, a low pH (3.39) and very good acidity despite the warm year. It's clean, transparent and precise. It feels young but has an approachable and juicy palate with very fine tannins. Elegant, nuanced and clean. 5,800 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2023 after it matured in foudres and amphorae for eight months"
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
February 29, 2024

SKU/Code: 
DB9432-22
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Garnacha
Farming Type: 
Biodynamic
Tech Sheet: 
PDF icon TS-SierradeTolonoGarnachadeAltura2022.pdf