DOMINIO DE ATAUTA DOS FINCAS 2021

A unique view of the Atauta Valley

Dominio de Atauta Dos Fincas shows the uniqueness of the two terroirs that stood out in the 2021 vintage.

The enormous finesse and elegance provided by the deep sandy soil of ‘San Juan Valle’ and ‘La Roza Grande’ make a spectacular wine, representative of the best sandy soils of Atauta Valley.

Dos Fincas will only be made in those vintages where some terroirs stand out, so every edition will be unrepeatable.

Avarage age: 150-160 year old.

Altitude over sea level: 940 meters

Soils: clay soils compositions from 1 to 1,4 meters depth on a calcareous bedrock

Climate: Extreme continental climate with Mediterranean characteristics, notes of its long and cold winters and short and hot summers.

An “average vintage” with rainfall and temperatures slightly above the average of the last 20 years, but undoubtedly marked by the storm “Filomena” which, apart from the intense snowfall, caused a 10-day temperature plunge that had consequences, freezing some of the lower and weaker vines in the valley. A normal break with hardly any problems of spring frosts and the months of May and June with a lot of rainfall meant that, faced with the risk of mildew, we had to apply a copper treatment for the first time in 11 years. The rest of the summer with frequent storms, some of them in the form of small hailstorms without consequences for yield, but leaving some specific areas somewhat affected, nevertheless filled the water reserves of the vines, which allowed a perfect development during ripening.

Wine ageing: 16 months in french oak barrels (15% new and the rest are used), followed by four months of aging in french oak vats.

Proccess: Fermented in smal stainless-steel tanks with different vinification strategies such as direct pressing, skin maceration or ‘orange’ type, followed by aging on lees in 600 L. barrels of various uses. The final blending combines the best of each of the winemaking process in a better and more complex blend than any of the winemaking process alone.

Dominio de Atauta Dos Fincas is the result of a unique blend of two vineyards and two sites that stood out in the 2021 vintage. In this edition, the chosen sites were La Roza Grande and San Juan Valle, two sandy soils. Valley, two soils with a markedly sandy character. The result is a delicate The result is a delicate, very elegant wine, with a very different personality from its predecessor, from from two clay soils, which defines the authenticity of this wine. The authenticity of this wine.

95 Wine Advocate

94 James Suckling

96 Peñín

White meats such us roast lamb. Very good with rice dishes, particularly those containing meat, and any dish seasoned with black truffle.

Dominio de Atauta Dos Fincas will only be elaborated in those vintages when two terroirs show exceptional uniqueness.