La Mancha
Mundo de Yuntero Organic Tempranillo 2007
I’m told by people much smarter than I am, that some regions of Spain have a great future as producers of organic wine. Apparently its all about the climate and lack of rainfall, which keeps a lot of the nasties away and hence you don’t need to spray etc. With some regions getting less than 300mm in some years, it has a ring of truth to it.
I’m not sure if organic wine means much in the Aussie market at the moment. Certainly restaurants and supermarkets/shops that bill themselves as organic need something to sell, but is the organic factor crossed out by the food miles for imported wine?
It opens up a bit reductive, but cleans itself up with a bit of air to show musky plum and cherry, a bit of earth, hot cinnamon and bay leaf. Plenty of pepper and spice in the mouth, over the top of some sappy, red cherry fruit. Balanced with some tangy acid and a good finish. A good little wine for the BBQ or cheap quaffing. 86 Pts.
Source: Broadway Liquor Distributors Price: $14 Closure: Conventional Cork
Web: www.yuntero.com
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the answer is that people searching for these types of wines do not care where they come from as long as they have low levels of preservatives and are good value for money as this one is.
Hey Marcelo, so the attraction for many is the lower sulfur content rather than the environmental benifits of organic farming?
You got it, you will be surprised the number of people that are or believe that they are allergic to it.That is the one thing that comes up on all the tastings i do.
Isn’t Preserative 220, Sulpher Dioxide, a natural compound permitted by most organic organizations?
Yes it is permitted, but at much lower levels (about 1/3 of normal levels from memory).