4 Monos GR-10 Tinto

Winemaker: Javier García, Laura García, David Velasco, David Moreno Appellation: Gredos, Cadalso de los Vidrios, Madrid Grape Varieties: Garnacha, Cariñena, Syrah GR 10 Tinto is the team's Vino de Sierra or "villages level" red from several parcels in Cadalso de los Vidrios, San Martín de Valdeiglesias & Cenicientos. The grapes are typically cold macerated 50% whole cluster and 50% de-stemmed, wild yeast fermented for 30-40 days, then raised in 300, 400 and 500 liter used barrels for 9 months. This is a lively, fresh, and focused expression of the granitic soils and high elevation vineyards of the Sierra de Gredos.  4 Monos (4 Monkeys) is a team of four friends and lovers of wine native to this region. As is typical of The New Spain, this “gang of four” assembled in a less conventional manner: they met while hiking in the Gredos mountains, one of the most profound wine terroirs to emerge in recent years. Located 80km west of Madrid, the Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range that spr