Finca Los Halcones Sauvignon Blanc 2022, organic and vegan of the DO Manchuela

Casas Ibáñez (Albacete), June 2024. The Vega Tolosa family already has the new vintage of The Falcons Sauvignon Blanc 2022, a wine made from grapes from two hectares of organic vineyard located in the upper part of the Finca Los Halcones. This wine reflects the terroir of this area of the DO Manchuela and have been produced only 5,000 bottles.

Finca Los Halcones is located in a privileged area. Your vineyards – all organic – are located in the Cabriel Valley, between the valleys of the rivers Jucar y Cabriel, declared area Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This unique environment of Mediterranean forest has pines, oaks, junipers, thyme and rosemary, integrating into a wine landscape located at 700 meters altitude with the Mediterranean as a horizon just 100 km away.

The family owns 12 hectares of the variety Sauvignon Blanc, but for the production of this white wine they have only selected 2 hectares located in the highest areas of Finca Los Halcones.

Rocío Tolosa, young winemaker from the winery and fifth generation of this family dedicated to wine, has made this wine with his father Juan Miguel. For them, ‘this wine is an example of the great and different wines that the land of Manchuela gives and how well adapted this white variety is to these limestone soils’.

The Falcons Sauvignon Blanc 2022 has gone through a careful elaboration process:

• After fermentation, he performed the raising on their fine lees during 5 months in concrete tanks to gain complexity.
• Subsequently, it happened 4 more months in bottle before going on the market.

This wine, organic and vegan, stands out for its complex aroma, the result of the two harvests carried out:

• The first harvest, earlier, it is carried out in a part of the vineyard to achieve good acidity.
• The second harvest, made 3 or 4 weeks later, makes it possible to obtain more mature grapes.

This technique gives the wine a unique balance, with aromas of ripe fruit and mineral touches, a balanced acidity and the characteristic minerality of limestone soils.

Vega Tolosa owns more than 300 hectares of vineyards in the Protected Designation of Origin Manchuela, of which 12 hectares are intended for the white variety Sauvignon Blanc and a 30 % the Ink Variety Bobal. The family also has the oldest vineyards of the denomination, some of more than 110 years, although the official record confirms 80 years.

PVP: 16€

Information Notes: Vega Tolosa is located in Casas Ibáñez, Spain. They are five generations of winegrowers who continue their labor for the love of their land. They make the red wines The Falcons y Bobal Icon, as well as whites Chardonnay, Viognier y Sauvignon Blanc. The winery has recovered old vineyards from Albillo y Tardana for wines coming soon. From 2018, they also make sparkling wines using the traditional method, using the varieties Chardonnay y Bobal.