Chivite Finca Le Gardeta Garnacha IGP (750ml)

Finca Legardeta is located in an area of complex geology, a transition zone between the Pyrenees and the Ebro River Basin, lying at an average altitude of 450 m.  There are some common factors found in all of the plots, such as the presence of a calcareous-sandstone bedrock in prismatic layers and loamy soils with a variable clay and limestone content depending on the altitude.  The soils are very suitable for the cultivation of the vine as they are poor soils with a good balance between retention of nutrients and supply of water for the vine and this helps us to produce big, smooth wines boasting fine and elegant aromas. 

The grapes are carefully harvested by hand, carefully sorted at the winery and gravity-fed into 20,000 kg stainless-steel vats, where the wine ferments at a controlled temperature. Gentle extraction by means of manual pumping over, is an important part of the process. Once the fermentation is completed, the wine is gravity-fed into French oak barrels where it will remain for around 12 months.