Terroir Sonoro

La Vispera Vino de San Juan 2024

750ml
$27
  • Organic

Dim the lights and break out the candles for this so-good-its-spooky red from Juan Ledesma at Terroir Sonoro. "On la Vispera de San Juan (St. John's Eve)," he writes. "Very close to the winter solstice, the world of spirits is very close to the living. The fig trees bloom and the guitars play alone in the moonlight, while the devil wanders through the fields...". Produced from 100% Cinsault, the grapes are crushed with a traditional Zaranda, or press, which allows for partial carbonic maceration during the fermentation process. After four days the grapes are pressed and the wine, still fermenting, is racked into a stainless steel tank where it completes fermentation. La Vispera is Juan's interpretation of a "nouveau" style of wine, medium-bodied, fresh, juicy, with notes of wild strawberry and black raspberry, ideal for a cool, spooky fall evening.

Staff Pick: "A light and juicy red that can replace a Pinot Noir or Gamay at your holiday table. Notes of wild strawberry and black raspberry make this the perfect fall wine." - Kiah

Terroir Sonoro

Juan José Ledesma lives, breathes and plays Chilean wine. Juan has been working in the Itata Valley in southern Chile for the last 24 years, consulting for commercial wineries throughout Chile while working with small scale grape growers in the south. Juan was born to a family of musicians and, if you were to ask him, he would probably say he is a musician first and a winemaker second. Juan has combined both passions by utilizing music to assist with the fermentations and elevage of some of his Terroir Sonoro wines, going so far as to plunge speakers (actually a magnetic transducer in silicon) into the barrels during elevage. It’s his belief that the vibrations assist in harmonizing the wines. Think of it as battonage with vibrations. The wines with guitar strings on the labels have been treated to music while those without are simply pure reflections of the unique terroir of the Valle del Itata.

 

ORIGIN

Itata Valley, Chile

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