2015 4 Monos 'la Danza del Viento - Molino Quemado' Grenache, Sierra de Gredos, Madrid, Spain. 750ml
Vinos de Madrid is an appellation that encompasses a broad area with 3 subzones around the city of Madrid. The climate is continental with a bit more rainfall than the rest of central Spain. The most prized area for serious winegrowing is called San Martín, west of the city, in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range. Here, there are gently rolling hills of green scrub brush and vines planted on a shallow topsoil of sand over a base of granite. The elevation is quite high, starting at 650 meters, and going up to well over a thousand meters. This wine is from a single parcel named “El Canto de las Brujas” - over 75 year-old Garnacha in the village of San Martín de Valdeiglesias - planted on rocky granitic soils with gneiss and pink granite. The grapes were whole-cluster cold macerated, wild yeast fermented with 100% whole berries and 80% whole clusters and 50 days maceration, then raised in 300 and 500 liter barrels for 13 months. This is a robust and mineraldriven vino tinto, with more structure than the delicate “La Isilla” bottling