The Carrodilla Estate
- This estate represents the first certified organic and biodynamic vineyards in Mexico.
- All of the monovarietal wines are made from estate fruit.
- Their southwestern facing vineyard site is located 11 miles up the Valle de Guadalupe from the Pacific at an elevation of 1,000 ft.
- They are one of the first wineries in Mexico to make a fully certified organic and biodynamic wine.
- Their organic certifications come from the USDA and CCOF.
- Their biodynamic certification comes from IMO, with a second certification from Demeter planned to take effect in 2020.
- To visit Carrodilla is to visit a true working farm, only part of the project is growing grapes and making wine.
Total production: 34.5 acres under vine, 7 wines, 7,500 cases
2019 Asi se va las Estrellas Tinto - La Carrodilla
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
A robust and layered Bordeaux blend built in a forthcoming New World style that lays it all out on the table. Cassis and blackberry, black currant and plums provide prelude to a wine whose lusciousness and silky texture read like Christmas dinner next to a cozy fireplace - all of the warmth and embrace one could hope for.
A wine normally reserved only for the family behind the Carrodilla estate, a few cases were made available to the general public and only 10 cases were allocated to the US market.
200 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 10 years
Vintage:
2019
Blend:
34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Cabernet Franc, 33% Merlot
Producer:
La Carrodilla
Winemaker:
Gustavo Gonzales - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe - select clos of estate vineyards planted at 950 ft elevation in soils of a red clay and calcareous sand mix. Vines planted in 2008.
Winemaking:
The best grapes of the 2019 harvest were hand selected and fermented and aged in 1st use French oak (medium toast) for 18 months.
Sulfites: 30 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
15.5%
