2021 | Bodega Alegre Valganon Tinto | Rioja Schafer-Frohlich Château Gaby is a blend

Château Gaby is a blend of three grape varieties - Merlot

we chose two different California Heritage clones

Medium- to full-bodied and not dry

Pure mineral nose with carbide notes

2021 | Bodega Alegre Valganon Tinto | Rioja Schafer-Frohlich Château Gaby is a blendThe 2021 Tinto, produced with 75% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% white grapes, is serious and austere, produced with grapes from cooler parts of Rioja to achieve freshness and aging potential without having to resource to very long aging in barrel (this was in barrels and foudres of different ages and sizes for some 16 months). It opened up with time in the glass to a medium to full bodied palate with very fine tannins and a clean, long and tasty,