Casa lo Alto Rocha Candeal

Casa lo alto Rocha Candeal is a red wine made from the Grenache variety and produced by Casa al Alto in the D.O. Valencia.

Casa al Alto is a winery located on a hill in the Valencian town of Venta del Moro, in the Utiel-Requena region. There the oenologist Víctor Marqués has 60 hectares of vineyards of different varieties which are farmed respecting the environment and without the use of chemical products. As a result, wines known as vinos de paraje with minimum intervention are obtained.

Casa lo alto Rocha Candeal comes from an 8 hectare plot planted in 1980; vineyards planted in bush-style on clay-calcareous soil that is shallow and poor in organic matter. Organic-type non-interventionist practices and biodynamic techniques are used.

In the cellar the alcoholic fermentation of Casa Alto Rocha Candeal is performed with part of whole bunches in a concrete tank with native yeasts. It is then pressed and transferred into wooden "foudres". The wine is aged on lees for approximately 10 months.

Casa lo alto Rocha Candeal is a good opportunity to enjoy the Grenache variety in a Mediterranean setting.