Grape – Garnacha

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

Comando G
La Bruja de Rozas 2022

The taste of Garnacha when grown at altitude over granitic soils in the mountains surrounding the city of Madrid. Hot days and cool nights impart freshness and perfume. Find out more.

  • Region Sierra de Gredos, Castella y Leon, Spain
  • Grapes Garnacha
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27.50

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Vins d'en Tom
Rossu 2022

Here we have all manner of dusty dry spices, bonfire smoke and Mediterranean herbs jumping out of the glass, with a hint of something like eucalyptus floating in there too. A short maceration lends gentle tannins that neatly frame the bright, spicy red fruits and crushed peppercorns on the palate. Find out more.

  • Region Empordà, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Garnatxa
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered and unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£25

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Celler Comalats
Gavernera 2023

Bracing, super-fresh rosado of 100% Garnatxa, given the briefest of times on the skins to haze and blush the wine to this most appealing cherry pink. Giving refreshment akin to an alcoholic glass of salty cranberry juice, this is the perfect wine bar or party pour. Crunchy red apple, pithy pink grapefruit. Find out more.

  • Region Lleida, Catalunya, Spain
  • Grapes Garnatxa
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£21.50

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Vins d'en Tom
Bota 2021

Bota hails from Tom's own single hectare parcel, right outside his house. Here the alluvial soils are more rocky and some of the vines were planted as far back as the late 30s, at the end of the Spanish civil war. Bristling with spice, it is a dark, sappy wine with a robust structure and some charming Catalan rusticity. Find out more.

  • Region Empordà, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Carinyena, Garnatxa, Macabeu & Picapoll
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered and unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27.50

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Celler Comalats
Alosa 2023

Sleek, glossy Garnatxa with dialled-up forest fruits set to 'pop' and a barely-there tannic structure that makes this one a friend of the ice bucket. A beautiful translucent ruby in the glass and bursting with pure, juicy black berries, leading into a tingly, saline finish. Find out more.

  • Region Lleida, Catalunya, Spain
  • Grapes Garnatxa
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£21.50

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Gran Cerdo
Rosado 2023

Tempranillo with a little Garnacha and a splash of some of the grapes that end up in the Blanco. Refreshing red strawberry fruits, with a candied quality, make this one a no-brainer for thirsty party drinkers. Find out more.

  • Region Rioja, Spain
  • Grapes Tempranillo & Garnacha
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£12

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Vinyes Tortuga
Juicy 2021

As the name would suggest, this is an easy-drinking fruit-bomb red, made with Garnacha & Merlot and bottled with a little sugar remaining. This gives the cherry and watermelon notes a candied quality and a bit of a spritz without being properly sparkling. Great fun. Find out more.

  • Region Emporda, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Garnacha & Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27

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Vinos Ambiz
This Is The Rhythm Of The Nat 2021

Whole bunches of Garnacha are crushed and macerated for 5 days before pressing in basket press before being passed to stainless steel vats. Bottled with a little residual sugar and disgorged after 6 months on the lees. Find out more.

  • Region Sierra de Gredos, Castella y Leon, Spain
  • Grapes Garnacha
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29

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