Description
Bodegas Bhilar, S.L.
Rioja-born David Sanpedro Gil (DSG) produces wines in appellations other than his place of birth. He visited Navarra in 2006, and was taken by the potential of the old-vine Garnacha. Asking around, he bumped into Gonzalo Calayeta who had been his roommate while studying oenology at Rioja University.
Awards
91 pts – Robert Parker
93 PTS – Decanter
Tasting Notes
The 2011 Pasolasmonjas is an earthy, pure Garnacha from a zone in San Martin, called Pasolasmonjas. Forty percent of the grapes were full-cluster, fermented in 7,500-liter oak vats and aged for two years in used oak barriques.
