Alicante Bouschet
La Barbacana 2022
La Senda

Grape Variety: Alicante Bouschet

Producer: Bodega La Senda (Diego Losada)

Region: El Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain

Wild Scale: 4/5

12% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Alicante Bouschet grapes come from a single plot and were harvested by hand. Crushed and macerated for 5 days. Fermented with indigenous yeast in chestnut barrel where it also ages for 1 year. No filtration, fining or added sulphur.

This Wine: Natural red wine with medium body and fresh acidity. The best vintage we have tried of this cuvée! Deep and complex with subtle dark fruit and pronounced mineral characteristics. All perfectly balance by a wild touch of volatile acidity. Best served with food. Only 1333 bottles produced.

Notes on the Winemaker: Diego Losada is very much an outsider in his hometown of Ponferrada in the North of Spain and this was the case even before winemaking. Now he creates wines that stand out amongst the crowd in Bierzo with authentic and true reflections of the region. We have visited him a couple of times to see his vineyards and help him in the winery, always to the soundtrack of Metallica!