Brega

D.O. Calatayud

Munébrega, Zaragoza. In the southern part of D.O. Calatayud, located amongst the Sierras of Vicor, Pardos, and Armantes.

100% Garnacha de Aragón, the oldest clone of Garnacha (Grenache) worldwide.

Two small mountain plots outside of Munébrega planted in the low density "Marco Real" system.

1900 & 1918

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Practicing organic gobelet trained vines. In challenging years, Breca sprays with copper sulfate once per growing season.

Iron rich red slate soils

Continental Mediterranean climate with cold winters, hot summers and drastic temperature fluctuations between day and night that can reach 60˚F. Vines self-regulate production based on hydric stress.

Hand harvested in small baskets. Destemmed whole berries are transferred to 3,000L stainless steel temperature-controlled open vats. Fermentation is starts with a pied de cuve, and maceration lasts for no longer than eight days. Very gentle vertical basket press for eight hours. Primary fermentation finishes and malolactic fermentation begins spontaneously in 500L & 600L puncheons and demi-muids (50% new, 50% second, third, fourth use).

18 months in barrel, 50% new, 50% second and third use.

Brega is an artisanal wine produced from the original Garnacha (Tinta de Aragón), which was first cultivated in Aragón in the 7th century and spread around the Mediterranean by the Kingdom of Aragón. Calatayud is Spain's highest altitude DO for Garnacha, which results in drastic diurnal shifts of up to 50°F in the growing season. This altitude and the region's slate soils impart a unique freshness and minerality to the Garnacha's red fruit profile.