Alberto Orte 2021 'Vara y Pulgar' Tintilla, Vino de la Tierra de Cadiz

Item Number: 19070

UPC: 8-437013189309

Country: Spain
Region: Andalucia
Sub Region: Cadiz
Appellation/AVA: Tierra de Cadiz
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): 100% Tintilla
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Albariza

Terroir Notes: This wine is produced in the Jerez region near the town of Cadiz in southwest Spain by the Atlantic ocean. Jerez is famous for its albariza soil, a type of chalk that is very light and porous. This soil is very similar to the chalky soils found in Champagne, France. Vines that are tended in this type of soil make superior and distinctive wines. Planted in albariza, Tintilla is able to ripen perfectly without showing extra alcohol or overripe flavors.

Winemaking Notes: Vara y Pulgar ages for a total of 18 months. The first 10 months in 40% oak vats and 60% concrete tanks followed by additional 8 months in used 225-liter French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes: “Smoke- and mineral-accented black and blue fruits, candied flowers and succulent herbs on the highly perfumed nose. Juicy and focused in the mouth, offering concentrated boysenberry, bitter cherry and violet pastille flavors that become sweeter as the wine opens up. The dark berry and floral notes linger on the spicy, very long finish, which is given shape by smooth tannins.” - Josh Raynolds.

About the Name: Vary y Pulgar is named after a trellis system that is unique to the Jerez region. Read more about it here.

About Tintilla: Vara Y Pulgar is made from one of the rarest grape varieties of southwestern Spain. The Tintilla grape was cultivated in Jerez for many centuries. However, along with many other varieties, it disappeared after the phylloxera epidemic in the early 20th century. Today, Alberto Orte has recovered a few cuttings from abandoned vineyards that managed to survive phylloxera. After many years of work, he has managed to produce the first bottles of 100% Tintilla in over a century.