Description
Esencia Rural was founded in 2001, but as the case with many in Spain, Julián Ruiz's family has been growing grapes and farming in this area for more generations than he can remember. Agriculture is his life with grapes being only one of the many crops he grows. 38 hectares of land (at between 680m-740m of elevation) include black garlic, peppers, onions, potatoes, saffron....if La Mancha has it, he grows it.
100% Tempranillo grown organically and hand harvested in central Spain. The grapes are completely destemmed, wine goes through spontaneous yeast fermentation in stainless steel, with a 2-month maceration in tank, before being pressed off the skins and aged in amphora for several months. Bottled unfined, unfiltered, and zero SO2.