{"product_id":"cantarina-cabeza-del-perro-tinto-2023","title":"Cantarina, Cabeza del Perro Tinto 2023","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Cantarina La Cabeza de Perro Mencía 2023\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh Spanish red wine from DO Bierzo, blending young Mencía fruit with a splash of Godello.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose is stunningly fresh, strawberry and cherry with a floral lift and a streak of minerality underneath. On the palate the crunchy red fruit carries straight through, held together by tannins that are fine and silky rather than gripping. Bright, shining purple in the glass, and fermented entirely in stainless steel to keep that immediacy rather than round it off in oak. This is one to pour freely rather than pick apart, and the finish stays clean and light on its feet, the sort that has you reaching for the next glass before you've quite decided to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChargrilled chorizo skewers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrilled vegetables and romesco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full BBQ spread: burgers, ribs, the lot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This wine has a wonderfully inviting fresh nose, with mineral, crunchy red fruit and fine silky tannins. A really delicious drop whose appeal should go on beyond natural wine fans.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCantariña\u003c\/strong\u003e has farmed vineyards near Villafranca de Bierzo, on the Camino de Santiago, for three generations. Grapes once sold on to larger wineries are now vinified entirely in-house: 13 hectares worked parcel by parcel, with low-intervention winemaking and indigenous-yeast fermentation throughout. It's a small, hands-on operation, and the wines taste like it: pure and true to where they're from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarieties: 88% Mencía, 12% Godello, cofermented (a small share of white grapes is traditional practice in Bierzo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-harvested on 29th August 2023 from vines planted in 2018 in Paraje El Cotelo, 550-600m up on south-facing, stony clay soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestemmed and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeast in stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRested for 12 months in steel to finish malolactic fermentation, then lightly filtered before bottling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertified organic (CAECyL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e DO Bierzo, Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red, unaged, light- to medium-bodied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes (not certified)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Spanish red wine that doesn't take itself too seriously. Fresh, crunchy and genuinely moreish, with just enough of that Godello splash to keep it interesting. Serve it a touch cool and it'll happily see off a whole table of small plates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantarina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57635073556862,"sku":"SK-03097","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/CantarinaLaCabezaDePerroMencia2023_3.jpg?v=1784200170","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/cantarina-cabeza-del-perro-tinto-2023","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}