El Escocés Volante Valdelabarga
WHY WE LOVE IT
- El Escocés Volante Valdelabarga is a Field blend from a single vineyard at the foot of the beautiful Sierra Armantes.
- Planted in 1941, these old vines are still going strong and producing some beautiful wine.
Varietal Composition: 85% Garnacha Tinta, 15% Provechon and Macabeo
Tasting Notes: Valdelabarga is a beautifully crafted, elegant and fresh wine. Showing perfect ripeness and fine tannins it is complex and charming. Intense black cherry fruit mixes with subtle notes of nutmeg and allspice and an underlying creaminess.
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PRODUCER BACKGROUND
El Escocés Volante is a family-owned business in Aragón, Spain, which is in the northeastern corner of the country. The estate is owned by winemaker, Norrel Robertson, assisted by his wife, Sharon, and sons, James and Will. The family started working in the wine industry in Edinburgh, Scotland, and went on the work in Portugal, Italy, France, Australia, Chile, and New Zealand, before landing in Spain in 2003.
Norrel qualified as a Master of Wine in 2000 and earned a graduate degree in Viticulture and Enology in 2003. In 2020, he was inducted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino. He is passionate about producing high-quality wine with a particular focus on the native Garnacha grape.