Ibargüen is a small family business run by
Javier Sánchez de Ibargüen which produces red wine in beautiful countryside on
the fringes of the natural parks of Grazalema and Alcornocales, just east of
Arcos. Based at the Finca las Posadas, the bodega is surrounded by its
vineyards which are planted on very chalky soils with some clay not unlike
albariza which allow drainage and store water during drought. Syrah,
Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon are cultivated organically and harvested by
hand.
Grapes are destemmed and the wines are
fermented in stainless steel tanks before pressing and malo-lactic and they are
then aged in new or nearly new French and American oak barrels. After oak
ageing, all wines except the Joven are further aged in bottle for a few months.
The oenologist is Juan Cordero, and for lack of facilities, the winemaking and
bottling is carried out at neighbouring Regantío Viejo.
All the wines belong to
the IGP Vino de la Tierra Cádiz and the range consists of:
Tinto Joven; 100% Tempranillo, unaged young and
fruity
Tinto Roble; Syrah and Cabernet aged in French
and American barrels for 12 months
Tinto Crianza; Syrah and Cabernet aged in
American oak for 20 months
Syrah; 100% Syrah aged in French and American
barrels for 6 months
Betanu; 100% Cabernet aged in dual stave oak
barrels for 30 months, only made in best years
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