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
2022 Canto de Luna - La Carrodilla
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
The only red blend made from this organic and biodynamic certified estate, this is the first vintage where the constituent grapes are more or less equal. Tempranillo takes the lead in in what unfolds as a layered, generous symphony of perfectly ripened fruit with all of the spice required to give the wines lift and vivacity in the mouth. Since the wine never seems aging in oak barrels you have all of the excellent character of the grapes on full display here, and the show is an impressive one.
4,200 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 7 years
Vintage:
2022
Blend:
44% tempranillo, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Syrah
Producer:
La Carrodilla
Winemaker:
Gustavo Gonzales - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Ojos Negros - 2,500 ft elevation - red clay and calcareous sand mix. Planted in 2001.
Valle de Guadalupe - Paraiso Ranch, 1,000 ft planted in 2005. Soils mainly sandy with a mix of clay and decomposed granite.
Winemaking:
Fermentation occurred in open top stainless steel tanks over a period of 14 days on skins and seeds. Wine was then racked off the sediment and then returned to the same tank and aged for 9 months.
Sulfites: 50 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.9%
