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 Tempranillo - Bodegas F. Rubio
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
The lightest red from Bodegas F. Rubio, this wine shows just how well-suited Tempranillo is to the region viticultural area of Northern Baja. Bright and fruit forward with all of the structure and lifting acidity one could want, this beauty is good now but will really appreciate a year or two in your cellar to soften the edges. What’s in the bottle has legs though and will truly dazzle in the years to come.
270 cases made
Drinking window: upon release - 10 years
Vintage:
2021
Blend:
100% Tempranillo
Producer:
Bodegas F. Rubio
Winemaker:
Alberto Rubio - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Guadalupe, ejido of El Porvenir - Estate vineyards planted in 2004 in soils 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 on the 2nd of September. Each cluster was manually sorted and crushed before being left to ferment in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation was complete, the wine was transferred to 2nd use American oak barrels and aged for 12 months before bottling. 38 PPM sulfites at bottling.
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.7%
