Quebrada de Ihuanco 2017 - 700ml

Pepe Moquillaza grows incredibly old school with different grapes that are quite old and native to his country of Peru, which happens to be only 5km from the sea. This wine is made from Quebranta, so far Peru's only native vinifera variety commonly used to make Pisco. It is brighter than a red, but darker than a rose. The wines are all pie franco, with very low yields on mineral-rich soils that are grown organically. The grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation and are aged with the skins for 60 days in flexitank, followed by bottling unfined, unfiltered, with low to no SO2. The wine rests in the bottle for 9 months before release, and in 2017 only 2,000 bottles were made.

TASTING NOTES OF THE IHUANCO WINE

This vintage is an example of time paying off. A 100% Quebranta de Ihuanco, a few meters from the sea; it is an expressive wine that, from the nose, combines marine notes with red fruit, citrus notes and stone fruit.
It announces it on the nose and confirms it on the palate along with the rusticity of the area in the form of saltwater notes on the palate.
It resembles a still wine from San Lucar or Cádiz, the sea marks it and directs it towards scallops, shellfish, sea urchins and fruits of the sea.
At 12% alcohol it may seem smooth, but the quebranta grape has muscle and is suitable for lamb or kid.
They harvest early, press softly, macerate for 60 days. Here, the plus is the extended rest in the tank, which due to the pandemic was much longer than usual (two years).
Ripe and deep wine.