Bodegas Gratias - Sol

Sustainable agriculture from old vineyards with a high chalk content. The Tardana fruit comes from un-irrigated bush vines at 400 m altitude. This native grape variety its so adaptad to the terroir that it ripens very late, in October, after the reds.

Artisanal and respectful winemaking. After a maceration process of 4 hours, the grapes are pressed and the juice fermented in stainless steel tank. One third of the wine finishes the fermentation inside a tinaja. The wine is left to age for 3 months on its lees before bottling.

Scrummy white fruits, flowers, ripe pears. Creamy and well balanced acidty. Great paired with oriental flavours, grilled fish and pasta.

When Ana and Iván got together for a party with some oenologist friends in 2007, they decided to make some wine and put it in a barrel. The results of this first vintage were astonishing and so Bodegas Gratias was born. After the success of the first vintage, they realised they had a chance to make a difference. In a region with a declining wine industry, Ana and Iván are on a mission to protect old vineyards of Bobal and other local varieties, championing the vinous heritage of the area. Hopefully not quixotically, they are keen to show that great wine can still be made here and that the region's traditions can survive and flourish into the future. These wines are artisinal and as natural as they come, being organically grown, fermented with natural occurring yeasts and minute sulphur additions, if any.