La Galana Garnacha Tintorera 2020
Garnacha Tintorera, the treasure of the D.O. Almansa
Garnacha Tintorera has become the standard bearer of the D.O. Almansa. This unique and scarce variety produces powerful reds. It went into making La Galana Garnacha Tintorera 2020, a red grown in a vineyard that lies at a high altitude of 1,000 metres and has been matured for 10 months in 10,000-litre French oak barrels.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tintorera
Type of barrel
10,000-litre French oak tanks
Type of bottle
Truncated cone
Barrel aging time
10 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13.5
General Information
The Lorenzo family had a dream: to create a winery of their own. And they made it come true after acquiring an estate, Finca Los Aljibes, in Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete) in the 1990s – a bleak spot, at an altitude of 1,000 metres, where they proved to be pioneers in cultivating vines. They currently produce varietal wines that are excellent value for money, such as La Galana Garnacha Tintorera 2020, a red created from one of the most special and different Spanish grape varieties and aged in French oak.
The winery Los Aljibes was established in 2003 in the centre of a spectacular estate that now boasts 178 hectares of vineyards as well as almond and olive groves, which lie at an altitude of nearly 1,000 metres. The list of the varieties the Lorenzo family cultivates there is impressive: Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Garnacha Tintorera, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc.
Lime soils, a continental climate and the altitude are factors conducive to low yields and optimum ripening, which is synonymous with quality. The winery’s exterior reproduces a typical construction of La Mancha, while its interior houses cutting-edge technology. It’s named after two natural underground reservoirs – aljibes – used to water the vineyards.
La Galana Garnacha Tintorera 2020 (D.O. Almansa) is perfect with dishes such as chickpea stew with prawns or roast shoulder of lamb.
Creators' opinion
Violet colour with aromas of fresh, ripe fruit. Long, tasty palate with lots of fruity flavours.
The winery
Bodegas Los Aljibes is an ambitious family project located in Chinchilla de Montearagón (Albacete), a place that, at first glance, seems quite unusual to host a company of this kind. The winery was built in 2003 in the center of a spectacular estate that spans 178 hectares of vineyard—along with almond and olive trees—at nearly 1,000 meters above sea level. The list of grape varieties cultivated by the Lorenzo family there is impressive and, to say the least, unique: tempranillo, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, garnacha tintorera, petit verdot, syrah, chardonnay, verdejo, and sauvignon blanc. The limestone soils, continental climate, and altitude are factors that promote low yields and optimal ripening, enhancing the quality of the wines.
The winery's exterior replicates a typical Manchegan construction, while its interior houses the most cutting-edge technology. Here, high-expression wines with an excellent quality-to-price ratio are crafted. The wines of Finca Los Aljibes bear the seal of Vino de la Tierra de Castilla. Manuel Lorenzo, the founder's son, is the current General Director. Finca Los Aljibes takes its name from two natural underground water cisterns used to irrigate the vineyard. Another unique feature of the property is its stud farm of Purebred Spanish Horses (in fact, wine tourists can tour the estate in a horse-drawn carriage).