Alegre y Valgañón Viura 2023 f3 a testament to the typical

a testament to the typical characteristics of the 2017 vintage

Intriguing wine for its warm aromatic envelopes and for the elegant spiciness that accompanies the sip

I remember opening one particular grossly mishandled bottle with nearly an inch of headspace

The core is soft and polished through a beautiful acid-tannic balance

Alegre y Valgañón Viura 2023 f3 a testament to the typicalThe fruit is from old bush vines from the Obarenes villages, Galbrruli (la Calera vineyard) and Fonzaleche (Bahiarra and Cara Santa Domingo), at around 600m altitude. Viura with 10% Garnacha Blanca. Very gently pressed, only 55% of the must is retained (4500 kg yielded just 2200 litres). A cool fermentation starts in vat and after a week continues in large French oak, where the wine stays nine months with weekly batonnage. 3. 1pH. A long lived,