Average age of the vines: 138 years

Selection from the vineyards from our terroirs of La Mala, Valdegatiles and Llanos del Almendro of pre-phylloxera vines of Albillo Mayor.

Soil compositions are varied: calcareous sands with pebbles, sand or clayey loam.

Dry vintage performance and quality with 24% lower than normal rainfall and slightly higher temperatures. rainfall 24% below normal and temperatures slightly above the average for the last 20 years.

Sanitary conditions were impeccable, but the heat forced us to bring the harvest forward to avoid extreme ripening and loss of freshness and typicity.

For the first time in the history of Dominio de Atauta, the harvest began in September. High quality, well-ripened wines with lots of ripe fruit and an opulent mouthfeel that is somewhat less vertical than in cooler years.

Fermented in small stainless-steel tanks with different vinification strategies such as direct pressing, skin maceration or “orange” type, followed by aging on lees in 600 L. barrels of various uses.

The final blending combines the best of each of the winemaking processes in a better and more complex blend than any of the winemaking processes alone.

Floral, with touches of pear and stone fruits on a very mineral and balmy background. Hints of white chalk on a background of lemon thyme and hints of anise.

Intense on the mouth, on a great acidity which is very concealed thanks to the work done with the lees to obtain a great creamy and round mouth-feel where the barrel is barely noticeable to leave prominence to the fruit and enhancing the minerality of the limestone rock background of the Atauta Valley.