Details:
Producer: Fuente Guijarro
Vintage: 1999
Variety: Apple
Country: Spain
Region: Sierra Nevada
Terroir: Schist
Farming: Organic
Fining/Filtration: None
Added SO2: None
ABV: 8%
Description:
Manuel Moreno and Sara Bertani farm ancient Spanish apples and quinces and make cider from their base high in the Sierra Nevada in Spain's southern region of Andalucia.
Situated at considerable altitude and with very high luminosity, the fruit trees here are planted on fine, friable sheets of schist and mica which create a beautifully hydrating and mineral quality in the ciders. In the cellar, Manuel and Sara make frequent passes at the tanks to remove lees from the fermenting cider, in pursuit of a style that sings more of fruit clarity than more lees-derived elements.
Quimera ‘99 is a still cuvee from a base cider from 1999, which in 2018 was bottled with a small dosage of fresh juice. Astoundingly pure, pulpy and primary given the time in bottle, this is a testament to the ageing potential of good cider, and is now a real collector’s item.
Details:
Producer: Fuente Guijarro
Vintage: 1999
Variety: Apple
Country: Spain
Region: Sierra Nevada
Terroir: Schist
Farming: Organic
Fining/Filtration: None
Added SO2: None
ABV: 8%
Description:
Manuel Moreno and Sara Bertani farm ancient Spanish apples and quinces and make cider from their base high in the Sierra Nevada in Spain's southern region of Andalucia.
Situated at considerable altitude and with very high luminosity, the fruit trees here are planted on fine, friable sheets of schist and mica which create a beautifully hydrating and mineral quality in the ciders. In the cellar, Manuel and Sara make frequent passes at the tanks to remove lees from the fermenting cider, in pursuit of a style that sings more of fruit clarity than more lees-derived elements.
Quimera ‘99 is a still cuvee from a base cider from 1999, which in 2018 was bottled with a small dosage of fresh juice. Astoundingly pure, pulpy and primary given the time in bottle, this is a testament to the ageing potential of good cider, and is now a real collector’s item.
