You’ll doubtless have to taste this wine more than three times to discover all the wealth of nuances that Alvear wineries wanted to capture in Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo, a white wine put together with grapes from different plots of the DO. Montilla-Moriles.
Pedro Ximénez appears in all its splendor in Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo. Specifically, the bunches of this variety have been grown on old vines in different areas of the Sierra de Montilla, in particular in the areas of Río Frío Alto and Cerro Macho, all under the Superior Quality certificate. This assumes that the vineyards are located on albarizas (known in the area as alberos), with limestone soils poor in organic matter. This composition helps the water from the scant rainfall (between 500 and 1000 mm/year) to be easily retained in the lower layers of the soil, helping the vine (which faces long and very hot summers of up to 46ºC). With these conditions the ripening will be slow, obtaining high-quality grapes.
Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo arrives at the winery, where the prevailing philosophy is one of minimal intervention. Due to this, the grapes will be treated with low doses of sulphur, managing to maintain the varietal aromas and the characteristics of each terroir. Depending on the latter, the Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo grapes will be vinified in two different ways: they will either be directly pressed and fermented in vats, or they will be crushed and fermented in open vats. Once both elaborations are finished, Alvear 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo will be blended and racked into 150@ and 300@ vats (one @ is equivalent to 16,133 liters) where the veil en flor yeasts will work their magic for 8 months.