La Chita Organic Red 2022

Country
Spain
Region
Manchuela
Producer
Josep Masachs S.L.
Grape(s)
Tempranillo (100%)
Type
Red
Style
Juicy
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Dry
Alcohol Content
13.5%
Closure Style
Cork
Organic/Biodynamic
Organic
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No

Region

In the east of Castilla-La Mancha, the landscape is flat and dry with red clay and limestone soils. The two rivers create the valleys in the region where vineyards are planted at 600-700m. The region is near the Mediterranean Sea which provides moist winds. Red wines dominate in this warm region with old vines of Bobal creating concentrated yet lovely fresh reds and rose. Other reds include wines made with Tempranillo, Monastrell, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fragrant whites also do well here with Macabeo being a dominant variety.

Producer

Josep Masachs Llorach, owned vineyards in Vilafranca del Penedès as early as 1920. During this time he was one of the pioneers of the area producing still wines, his son took over his father’s hobby and made it his profession and turned his house, known to everyone as Cal Cabanyes, into his manufacturing center in the 1950s. Nowadays, the fourth generation of the family has arrived with an open and innovative mindset. Under the watchful eye of Joan Masachs and led by Alex Ruíz Masachs – hardworking, curious and creative with extensive experience in enology and global sales – family values have been reinterpreted to transmit them through more environmentally friendly products.
Tasting Notes
A fresh, unoaked Tempranillo, bright ruby red in colour with a fruit forward nose. The palate is soft and approachable with juicy red fruit notes of raspberry, cherry and plum with a subtle touch of balsamic on the finish.
Food
Perfect with a charcuterie board, lightly grilled meat or hard cheeses.