2022 Pitūco 'MST' Red Blend

70% Monastrell, 15% Syrah and 15% Garnacha Tintorera, all farmed organically (uncertified) on 30 year old high elevation (3000’) vines on calcareous soil.  Native yeast fermentation. Aged in neutral 225L French oak barrels. 14% abv.

Tasting Notes

Medium bodied, dry and fresh, with a nose of black and red berry fruit, black pepper and dried thyme and rosemary along with a bit of aromatic woodiness. Firm but not obtrusive tannins and juicy acidity mark the spicy, fruity palate. Great food wine to accompany all kinds of dishes, but especially spicy rice based dishes like paella.

About Rodríguez de Vera

Pepe Rodríguez de Vera Casado was born in Albacete in 1987, into a family of winegrowers and pharmacists. After his studies in Pharmacy and Human Nutrition and Dietetics, he started working in the family pharmacy. At that time, wine was a hobby to which he devoted a lot of free time. While he was working at the pharmacy, he decided to make a garage wine using some production from the family vineyards. That wine ended in disaster, ended up running down the drain, and it was at that moment when he realized that he wanted to make a great wine. He started my Master’s Degree in Oenology and Viticulture at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. In 2010 he started professionally to make wines at Finca Casalta, still in the garage of my house and helped by his friend Nicolás Ramírez.  Today, with the help of different partners, he has built a collection of projects with the DNA of Rodríguez de Vera in different parts of the geography: Toledo, Alicante, Rioja, Toro, Rueda, Jumilla, Ibiza, Jeréz, Montilla, Requena.