The Rubio EstateFounded: 2003 by Francisco Rubio
Region and grape source: The winery and their vineyards are located in Valle de Guadalupe approximately 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean. All grapes are sourced from their estate vineyards.
Vineyard specifics: Valle de Guadalupe - 1,100 ft - (Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Chenin Blanc, Palomino). Clay and decomposed sandstone mix. The site is one of the highest on the valley wall and has a gentle slope that faces southwest. 14 miles from the Pacific. Farming is organic.
Winemaker: Alberto Rubio (Mexican born, lives in Valle de Guadalupe)
Notes:
- They are the definition of a family run winery - all grapes are picked by hand and every family member has a role in an aspect of the operation. The tribe stays together.
- The elephants on the labels each represent specific members of the family. The animal serves as a symbol of the fact that elephants always operate in packs or family units and have the survival strategy of surrounding, (rather than out running as is the strategy of survival for many species) the young, fragile and old members of the community when under attack. If you visit their winery, you find their father running the tastings, their mother serving the food, the cousin making the wine, the younger brother running the kitchen, etc.
Total production: 10 acres under vine, 6 wines, 2,000 cases
2021 Herencia Tinto - Bodegas F. Rubio
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
Always a champion in the red wine category of Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe, the 2021 Herencia follows in the footsteps of its predecessors in body and expression. Dominant notes are red cherry, cranberry, black berry, spice box, forest floor, and freshly peeled apple. All of this carries through to the palate with incredible precision, a quality that gives the wine a brilliant sense of continuity. Beautifully balanced on only registering as a medium bodied wine despite the varietals, this Valle at its finest.
549 cases made
Drinking window: upon release - 15 years
Vintage:
2021
Blend:
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Malbec
Producer:
Bodegas F. Rubio
Winemaker:
Alberto Rubio - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe, ejido of El Porvenir - Estate vineyards are 11 years old and planted in soil of clay and decomposed sandstone mix. At 1,150 ft, the site is one of the highest on the valley wall and has a gentle slope that faces southwest.
Winemaking:
Grapes were harvested by hand in three lots on August 28th, September 23rd, October 10th . Each lot was manually sorted and crushed before being left to ferment in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation was complete, the wine was blended and transferred to 1st and 2nd use French oak barrels and aged for 13 months before bottling. 38 PPM sulfites at bottling.
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
14.0%
