Finca los Hoyales, Cruz de Alba

"We have given the wine what it has asked for at each stage, but very little, while it continued working away until it had made itself.” Sergio Ávila

The Harpers Magazine recently gave this same wine the "Packaging Design Trophy" at Harpers Design Awards 2016, for its innovative design, the only Spanish wine awarded in this contest that rewards wines design and originality. 

Finca Los Hoyales comes from the oldest vineyard in the plot, with vines planted 53 years ago in a land that has been displaying its singular character ever since we began making wine in this estate. This vines give few grapes, what result in small and careful productions.

Harvested by hand with selection of clusters in the vineyard. Gentle stemming and fermentation in oak casks. Malolactic in new French-oak casks.

Subsequently, the wine remained ageing on the lees in the cask for 22 months with no racking, only occasional gentle stirring. 

Then the wine was bottled without filtering and left to rest for a further 10 months until released for sale.