Country: Spain Region: Rioja
Varietal: 85% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano
Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Artuke
*Limited to one per person*
Escolladero" comes from the word escollo: difficulty, obstacle. They have given this name to the wine because the vineyard is located near one of the most difficult areas of passage where the Sierra de Cantabria used to be crossed on foot. Arturo De Miguel Blanco, vigneron together with his brother Kike from the Artuke Winery, tells us that it is an emblematic plot in Abalos, with less than one hectare of surface and light-colored calcareous clay soil, as is typical in this area of Baños del Ebro, in Álava. What is unusual is that in 1950 this mixture of two varieties was planted in the same soil, Tempranillo and Graciano, the same grapes with which the De Miguel brothers make Escolladero, aged between 12 and 16 months in French oak. which is all elegance, structure and roundness.
Tasting Notes: Fine, floral and complex, it has the freshness and precision of a wine from 650 metres, with notes of laurel and violet, granular tannins and tangy black cherry and raspberry fruit.
This is a stunning wine, made with the utmost love and care and is made in tiny quantities.
It is truly a wine that you will remember if you are lucky enough to ever taste it.
The baobab fruit grows on the baobab tree, which is native to the African Savannah. The baobab tree is one of the most iconic trees found on earth and is otherwise known as the ‘tree of life’. The Baobab is not just a tree, it’s the focal point of communities, the source of nourishment and the provider of shelter.It is found in 32 countries across Africa and can live up to 5000 years and reach over 30 meters high and 50 meters in circumference. You may even recognise it as the tree that Rafiki calls home in Disney’s Lion King and in Avatar too!
The baobab fruit’s tangy sherbet taste is complemented with bountiful African botanicals of Juniper berries, Coriander, Rosemary, Cinnamon, Coarse Salt, Lemon Peel, and Orange Peel, it’s then blended with the purest water from the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. This dazzling combination creates refreshing citrus flavoured gins that invigorate and delight with every sip.
Tasting Note:
The infusion of Zambian Baobab, Juniper berries, Coriander, Rosemary, Cinnamon and Coarse Salt, gives this gin a bold burst of fresh African citrus that delights the taste buds.
1x70cl
43% Vol