El Hato y el Garabato Cotexa 2020

The light red 2020 Cotexa was produced like the wines from the past in the region, using some 30% white grapes and always with a blend of varieties to make a wine that is refreshing and easy to drink. It was produced with grapes from old vines that are mostly on sandy granite, slate and clay soils with abundant boulders. The full clusters were lightly trodden, fermented with their own yeasts and put to finish in barrel where the wine completed six months of aging. It has 12% alcohol and a pH of 3.6. It's quite dark and wild, with a faint meaty and leathery note, hints of licorice and an earthy twist. It has the rustic tannins from the Juan García variety and finishes dry. 9,000 bottles were filled unfined and unfiltered in July 2020.