Dolores Cabrera "La Araucaria" Tinto 2021

Dolores Cabrera "La Araucaria" Tinto 2021Direct Press Selection July 2022 [PRESS 4 RED] Dolores Cabrera Fernndez has been making wine in the Valle de la Orotava, a small village in the Canary Islands, since 2013. A farmer first, and a winemaker second, Dolores has worked her high elevation, centenarian vines of Listan Blanco and Listan Negro organically since the inception of the winery. What initially drew me to her wines was the great value they offered, and, like many other producers from

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and producing just two wines

like using whey instead of copper sulphate to treat mildew

this is one of the best sparkling wines around for the money

It's lively and juicy

and fermented and aged on lees before being bottled unfined and unfiltered

the wines often tasted better on days two or three

with a gentle grassy undertone

They are also refreshingly loose and wild in their approach

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almost metallic energy on the finish makes this lively