Fuentegalana Sierra de Gredos Telurico Pink Pet-Nat 2020

Note provided by Ariana Rolich, AR Imports: Finca Fuentegalana: Located in the foothills of the Sierra de Gredos, third-generation winegrower/enologist/chemist Cristina Carrillo makes terroir-expressive reds, silky whites, rosés, and muy punk sparklers that push the envelope in this rapidly innovating region. Her grandfather started planting vines at Fuentegalana in 1942, but it was her father, Juan Ramon, who heeded the call of Navahondilla’s unique, cooler microclimate to plant Syrah in the middle of Garnacha and Albillo country in the early 1980s. Now, with Cristina at the helm of the winery, Fuentegalana’s 7.5ha of vineyards and thoughtful wines are an interesting part of the story of the current Gredos Renaissance.

Supple, frothy, sparkling rosé of 80% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from organically farmed vines in a unique, cooler microclimate in the Sierra de Gredos where Syrah and Cabernet ripen gradually and achieve balanced, unexpected wines. Grapes were pressed directly, fermented in stainless steel, made to sparkle in ancestral/pet-nat style, then disgorged in February 2021. Sparkling wine from Gredos... Sigh! 13.5% ABV