Garnacha from Toro has something special: freshness and character in one glass. Discover it with this fantastic red: Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025, an authorial wine crafted from old vines in Bernardo Fariña’s micro-bodega.
Garnacha is the great forgotten variety of Toro. Eclipsed by the grape Tinta de Toro, Garnacha survives in old vines that preserve an expression of terroir that is different: fresher, with the mineral character of the Zamoran sandy soils. As a sample, Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025, a delicious monovarietal produced from old vines, with an average age of 30-40 years.
Short maceration and fermentation at moderate temperatures for a gentle extraction, without forcing, to achieve a wine with fruity expression and light structure. Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025 has been aged for 4 months in used oak. Its creator, Bernardo Fariña, aims for the wood not to contribute flavour, but oxygen: just enough to open the wine, gain volume and round a Garnacha that already possesses inherited elegance.
Bernardo Fariña Enología Creativa is the ‘micro-bodega’ that Bernardo Fariña, a native of Toro, has created in Zamora after more than 25 years of experience. Under this venture he signs a collection of author wines that reflect the character of the area and the personality of each plot. His philosophy is based on minimal intervention winemaking and a pursuit of purity and varietal expression. He works with old vines, meticulous processes, and technical decisions aimed at achieving balance, freshness and authenticity.
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Consumption time
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
Origin
D.O. Toro
Type of barrel
Used barrel.
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
4 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Sugar
1.3
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
Winemaking
Winemaking with minimal intervention and technical decisions aimed at achieving balance, freshness and authenticity.
Aging
Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025 presents a brief and precise ageing: 4 months in a used barrel, with the intention of delivering only the oxygen needed to open the wine, gain body and round its profile without masking the fruit.
Age
Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025 is produced from Garnacha grown on old vines aged between 30 and 40 years.
Viticulture
In the old vineyards of Toro, where the Mesopotamia Garnacha 2025 expresses the freshness and mineral character of the Zamoran sandy soils, Bernardo Fariña works with minimal intervention viticulture and a very precise attention to each plot, aiming to preserve varietal purity and the natural balance of the Garnacha grape. The vineyard, with an average age of 30-40 years, is tended with meticulous processes and decisions oriented towards respecting the terroir, without resorting to tillage practices mentioned in the available information. A sober viticulture faithful to its origin.
Bernardo Fariña Enología Creativa es la ‘microbodega’ que Bernardo Fariña, natural de Toro, ha creado en Zamora tras más de 25 años de experiencia. Bajo este proyecto firma una colección de vinos de autor y producción limitda que reflejan el carácter del territorio y la personalidad de cada parcela.
Su filosofía se basa en elaboraciones de mínima intervención y en una búsqueda de pureza y expresión varietal. Trabaja con viñas viejas, procesos meticulosos y decisiones técnicas orientadas a lograr equilibrio, frescura y autenticidad. En este proyecto, Bernardo también elabora vermut artesanal Premium.
