4 Monos 'GR 10' Tinto 2021

4 Monos (4 Monkeys) is a team of four friends and lovers of wine native to this region. As is typical of The New Spain, this “gang of four” assembled in a less conventional manner: they met while hiking in the Gredos mountains, one of the most profound wine terroirs to emerge in recent years.

winemaker Javier Garcia (also the head winemaker at Méntrida icon Bodegas Jiménez-Landi), co-winemaker Laura Robles, wine-lover David Velasco and vineyard-holder David Moreno. Their 4 hectares of vineyards are planted to old bush vines located between 750-960 meters elevation on granite soils.

GR 10 Tinto is the team's Vino de Sierra or "villages level" red from several parcels in Cadalso de los Vidrios, San Martín de Valdeiglesias & Cenicientos.

named after the spectacular walking trail, GR-10, which connects Lisbon and Valencia and crosses through a few of 4 Monos' vineyards. Vines 15-100 yrs old. ~1600 cases produced

This is a lively, fresh, Garnacha dominated blend (with some Cariñena, Morenillo and Syrah) shows a focused expression of the granitic soils and high elevation vineyards of the Sierra de Gredos. Red berries, violets, crushed stone, black pepper, medium bodied, lipsmacking finish.

region: Madrid, Spain

varietal: Garnacha, Carinena, Morenillo, Syrah

farming/cellar: organic. The grapes are cold macerated 50% whole cluster and 50% de-stemmed, wild yeast fermented for 30-40 days, then raised in 340, 500 & 600 liter used barrels plus one 4800L foudre for 7 months plus another 2 months in concrete and steel vats, unfiltered, fined with egg whites