Aged Red Wine Trincadeira Preta I.G.P. Vino de la Tierra de Extremadura

• Exhibitor: BODEGAS ALVEAR
• Brand name: La Raya 2020
• Sector: VINO TINTO CRIANZA

A wine that unites the Alentejo winemaking tradition and the terroir of Tierras de Barros, expressing the character of the La Raya area. The grapes come from a single plot. Fermentation is carried out in concrete tanks at a controlled temperature. Afterward, the wine is aged for 14 months in French oak vats (500L and 5,000L), followed by refining in concrete tanks before bottling.

Alvear, founded in 1729 by Don Diego de Alvear y Escalera, is one of the oldest family wineries in Spain. The passage of time has not changed its artisan character, which has grown with consistency and without losing sight of its philosophy. Now it is the eighth generation of the family who is in charge of preserving the knowledge acquired and the values of the winery, which, as in the past, does not neglect the future either. Alvear continues to make fortified wines from Montilla, almost 300 years later, with a vision of the future, exploring the roots and the particularities of the Montilla vineyards. In addition to keeping true Spanish oenological jewels and preserving the heritage of the wineries, in 2016 the Tres Miradas Project began, still white wines that seek the expression of the terroir historically called Sierra de Montilla and recognised as a subzone of Superior Quality. These are the highest elevations of the region, with their albariza soils and plots with different orientations. It is where we find the oldest vineyards of the queen variety, Pedro Ximénez, a viticultural heritage that we want to preserve.