White Wine 100% Pedro Ximénez D.O.P. Montilla-Moriles

• Exhibitor: BODEGAS ALVEAR
• Brand name: Tres Miradas Paraje de Riofrío Alto 3er año 2019
• Sector: OTROS VINOS CON D.O. BLANCOS

Made with grapes from old vines of the Pedro Ximénez variety, grown in goblet-trained vines in different plots in the Paraje de Riofrío Alto in the Sierra de Montilla. After manual harvesting and destemming, the grapes are directly pressed and fermented in 300@ concrete vats.   

Subsequently, the wine rests in the same vat for eight months (or until the spring following the harvest), under the veil of flor. The wine is then aged in old casks in the Bodega Monumental, where it rests under the veil of flor for a further 10-12 months, until it is taken out for 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.