2024 Gil Family Estates Atalaya El Vigía De La Atalaya Organico

The DO Almansa is located in the far east of La Mancha, nestled in a transitional zone between the Meseta and the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the DO Alicante (Valencia) and the DOs Jumilla and Yecla (Murcia). The Monastrell and Garnacha grapes demonstrate their enormous potential in Almansa wine. The vineyards in the Almansa wine region are primarily situated on flat lands with carbon-rich soil in the fertile topsoil, providing ideal conditions for producing high-quality Almansa wines. It is an extreme area in terms of temperature. The Almansa wine region is 100 kilometers (62 miles) away from Benidorm as the crow flies, but little of the Mediterranean climate of the Costa Blanca remains. In summer, temperatures soar above 40 degrees Celsius, while winters are freezing cold for months. Rainfall is scarce, forcing the grapes to work hard and develop very deep roots, giving the wines from this region their unique character.

Bodegas Atalaya was founded in 2007 by the Gil Family. The prominent grape variety in Almansa is Garnacha Tintorera-Alicante Bouschet, along with Monastrell. This Laya is a blend of 75% Garnacha and 25% Monastrell, located on a vineyard at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level. This creates significant variations between day and night temperatures, not to mention the differences between summer and winter. After harvest, the wine ages for four months in French oak barrels before bottling.

The Atalaya El Vigía De La Atalaya Organico is a young red wine from certified organic vineyards. The grapes used to produce this wine come from certified organic vineyards in Garnacha Tintorera, located at an average altitude of 700 to 1,000 meters above sea level. The careful and sustainable work carried out in the vineyard and our non-interventionist practices result in a wine that fully demonstrates the potential of this grape variety.

The El Vigía De La Atalaya is a unique wine that combines complexity, structure, and an intense, opaque cherry-red color. It has an elegant, fresh, and complex nose, dominated by ripe fruit and floral notes. The palate is pleasantly fresh and balanced, with sweet tannins, elegant, and a very seductive, velvety texture, and a very long finish. This versatile wine pairs well with pasta, vegetables, mushrooms, stewed meats, sausages, pork, roasts, red and/or white meats, grilled meats, and young or medium-mature cheeses.

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