Bodega La Senda 1984 2019 12.5% (750ml)

Bodega La Senda 1984 2019 12.5% (750ml)Red fruit Earthy Mineral 1984 a true wine for our times! La Senda winemaker Diego Losada faces many challenges where he works the land in Bierzo. His various small plots are all old vines (minimum 50 years), low yielding and mostly on steep slopes, low in organic matter but rich in minerals, and difficult to work. Millions of years ago the valley of Bierzo was an inland sea and each of Diegos plots represents a different scattering of minerals clay or

Red fruit - Earthy - Mineral 

1984 - a true wine for our times!

La Senda winemaker Diego Losada faces many challenges where he works the land in Bierzo. His various small plots are all old vines (minimum 50 years), low yielding and mostly on steep slopes, low in organic matter but rich in minerals, and difficult to work. Millions of years ago the valley of Bierzo was an inland sea and each of Diego’s plots represents a different scattering of minerals - clay or calcareous with slate, iron, gold or quartz. The climate presents a further challenge - Bierzo has a long, often brutally cold winter and a summer that is short and almost always too humid (an average of 80-90% humidity). However, from these challenges, he makes gold.

The three plots for 1.9.8.4 are all steep and relatively mountainous and slate based – poor in organic matter but rich in minerals such as iron and gold. He allows 3 to 4 days of whole berry fermentation in old oak with no push down, then the juice is pressed off and left in old oak for another 8 months before bottling. You'll find red berried-fruit and herbs and juicy acidity, with earthy notes from the iron-rich soil. 

Grape: Mencia

Pair with: Charcuterie