£21.57
Salvajes de Gredos Marino Blanco 2023
Country: Spain
Region: Madrid DO (Sierra de Gredos)
Grape: Albillo Real
Colour: White
Bottle Size: 75cl
Alcohol: 14%
Vintage: 2023
practicing organic
- PRODUCER NOTES
- FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES
Our good friend Marc Isart (of Maldicion, and founding member of Commando G alongside Dani Landi and Fernando Garcia) with his good friend Miquel Santiago Carrillo, are the two Salvajes or 'savages' of Gredos. It's a perfect partnership; Miquel owns and farms arguably the best vineyards in Gredos and Marc is, of course, a exceptional winemaker.
The wines are categorised like the Burgundian model with regional 'Marino' wines forming the broad base of the pyramid, village wines of Cadalso and San Martin above, and at very apex are the single vineyard selections. This is such an exciting project and one which Uncharted is delighted to be a part of right from the start.
The amazing vineyards are high up (800m) in the middle of the Gredos mountains. The soils are decomposed granite so the goblet trained vines really have to establish deep roots to secure the minerals and nutrients they need. Miguel farms along biodynamic principles, ploughing with horses and leaving wild grasses amongst the vines to help balance the humidity. This is hot, harsh country and Marc and Miguel have crafted parasols for each vine to shade the leaves. Harvest is early in mid August before the heavy autumn rains.
From 75 year old Albillo vines. The grapes are pressed directly and fermented with natural yeasts in large, used oak barrels, in which the wine remains to age for 9 months.
PRODUCER NOTES
Our good friend Marc Isart (of Maldicion, and founding member of Commando G alongside Dani Landi and Fernando Garcia) with his good friend Miquel Santiago Carrillo, are the two Salvajes or 'savages' of Gredos. It's a perfect partnership; Miquel owns and farms arguably the best vineyards in Gredos and Marc is, of course, a exceptional winemaker.
The wines are categorised like the Burgundian model with regional 'Marino' wines forming the broad base of the pyramid, village wines of Cadalso and San Martin above, and at very apex are the single vineyard selections. This is such an exciting project and one which Uncharted is delighted to be a part of right from the start.
FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTES
The amazing vineyards are high up (800m) in the middle of the Gredos mountains. The soils are decomposed granite so the goblet trained vines really have to establish deep roots to secure the minerals and nutrients they need. Miguel farms along biodynamic principles, ploughing with horses and leaving wild grasses amongst the vines to help balance the humidity. This is hot, harsh country and Marc and Miguel have crafted parasols for each vine to shade the leaves. Harvest is early in mid August before the heavy autumn rains.
From 75 year old Albillo vines. The grapes are pressed directly and fermented with natural yeasts in large, used oak barrels, in which the wine remains to age for 9 months.