Álvar de Dios Hernández is a Toro native who grew up among his grandfather's old vineyards in the village of El Pego. Inspired by time spent working with Fernando García and Dani Landi in Sierra de Gredos, Álvar founded his own winery in 2014 and now farms 12 hectares of organically and biodynamically certified vines across Toro and nearby Arribes del Duero.
Álvar applies a Burgundian approach to his winemaking, producing elegant and distinctive single vineyard and 'village' wines. To allow Álvar freedom to work outside of the DO requirements, the wines are labelled as Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Y León.
The grapes were sourced from three vineyards in El Pego. The vines are between 25 and 93 years old and are planted at 800 metres above sea level, meaning the vineyards of El Pego are some of the highest in the region.
An young vibrant blend of 90% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, aged for 6 months in old oak foudres. Floral nose with juicy red fruits, a touch of herb and spice with good acidity, a lovely fresh immediately appealing red that's great served cool.
