El Jefe Grande Tempranillo 2022 1L Grape The Barrel X designation means

The Barrel X designation means the wine ferments with native yeasts across vessels rather than in a single dedicated barrel — the Lauer way of making the estate's most accessible Saar Riesling without compromising on farming or method

no malolactic — a deliberate sprint to preserve the citrus and saline character that makes this appellation what it is

PAIRING : Jamón Serrano & Manchego Cheese

The deeper influence came from Domaine Huët in Vouvray

which means the smoke reads as floral and warm rather than medicinal

El Jefe Grande Tempranillo 2022 1L Grape The Barrel X designation meansSPAIN : CASTILLA Y LEN : ZAMORA ORGANIC : Tempranillo MED BODIED, FRESH CHERRY, PLUM, MINERAL, HERBACEOUS, NO OAK Vinos Libres' Castilian partner estate: 172 acres at 730m on the Meseta plateau, farmed organically by a family in its third generation since 1923. No oak, cement fermentation. The entire pitch is about what happens when Tinta de Toro the Tempranillo clone adapted to high altitude continental conditions is given nothing to hide behind.