Las Cepas de Jose Carlos Rosado, Vinos Oceanicos 2019

Raúl Moreno after various experiences as a sommelier in London, USA, Australian and New Zealand, had a desire to return and do something in his home region. The opportunity arose to start a project in Jerez with a good friend, to make non-fortified wines in an authentic style. 2017 was their first harvest. They always work with organically farmed single vineyards in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa Maria, Jerez and Rota - ages ranging 40 years to 100 years+. All the wines use clay for fermentation and /or ageing - either in Georgian Qvevris or in Chalk (Albariza) Tinajas. Ranging in size from 300 to 1500 litres. Flor, the local vail of yeast, is always present but does not dominate.

Low intervention, rose wine, pale, crunchy & mineral. “Crisp, saline, mineral savoury and driven by sherbet citruses like blood orange, tangerine and pink grapefruit. It finishes with shades of rhubarb stalks, Campari and pink pepper-corns”.

Producer  Vinos Oceánicos

Origin Puerto de Santa Maria & Jerez, Andalucia, Spain

Grapes Palomino 70%, Tintilla de Rota 15%, Melonera Tinta 15%.

Vintage 2019

Alcohol  11% ABV

Style Medium body rose

Bottle size 750ml

Winemaking Manual harvest, whole bunch, the three varieties are co-fermented together with a small portion of Tintilla de Rota skins. Maceration fermentation with red skins for ten days. Only the coloured skins under a submerged cap.  The wine undergoes nine months biological elevage under flor yeast with fine lees.. Soft filtration and no fining. Little sulphur added at bottling

Notes Organic