FAMILIA DEICAS Extreme Vineyards Cerro Del Guazuvirá White Blend 2021

This vineyard is planted in Cerro del Guazuvirá, Lavalleja – where vineyards hardly exist – at 17 miles from the Atlantic coast, on mother rock with volcanic granite. In order to plant the vines, back in 2013, the rock had to be dynamited. When planting the vines, soil from a nearby site was brought, and individual pots were made with it to aid water retention. This wasn’t enough and so a special gel had to be mixed with the soil. To avoid the damage by the local wild deer Guazuvirá the vines were covered with a specially designed mesh. And an electric fence was put in place to stop the wild boar from destroying the mesh. Grapes

70% Viognier, 30% Marsanne Tasting Notes Pale straw with hints of green. Intense aromas of jazmin and herbs with strong elements of citrus and minerality. On the palate, it has lively acidity, with white fruits and cereal notes, and a long finish. Vinification

The idea is to represent the terroir through the wine. The bunches are pressed whole, in a gentle press, and fermented using wild yeasts, in oak barrels of second and third use. No sulphites were added until the end of the malolactic fermentation. Region Cerro del Guazuvirá, Lavalleja, Uruguay ABV 12.5%