Product Description
This is another great univarietal, low production wine from Bodegas Canopy from Mentrida wine region. La Vina Escondida – the “hidden vineyard”, is made from 100% Garnacha tinta.
The on average 65 year-old vineyard’s soil is of Siliceo – Granite, with a plantation density of 1800 vines / hectare. Rainfall is poor in this area reaching around 600 litres a year. Therefore yields are as low as 1600 kg/ hectare.
The harvest is done manually. Fermentation takes place in 1500kg oval steel tanks, at a temperature of 23-25ºC, during 12-16 days.
After that it spends 18 months in French oak barrels and another 14-18 months in bottle. This wine has not been filtered, neither clarified.2016