Alegre y Valgañón Viura 2023 f3 an extremely smooth hint of

an extremely smooth hint of violet in the background with a sweet spiciness conveying the smell of the earth before a rainstorm

The grapes are left until late in the season to achieve optimum ripeness

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

a testament to the typical characteristics of the 2017 vintage

Alegre y Valgañón Viura 2023 f3 an extremely smooth hint ofThe 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,