El Grillo y La Luna 12 Lunas Blanco 2018

El Grillo y La Luna12 Lunas Blanco is incredibly elegant due to its combination of Chardonnay andGewrztraminer varieties. Lemon yellow colour. The nose opens with intense aromas of peaches in syrup and pineapple. The silky palate is very fragrant and full-bodied with an oily texture, fresh acidity and saline mineral finish.

90% Chardonnay and 10% Gewrztraminer.The fruit comes from El Grillo y La luna’s 53 hectares in the Somontano DO, Aragn. The vineyard terrain of the Somontano Designation of Origin has three distinct zones: the sierras, the Somontano and the plains. Somontano’s climate has cold winters and hot summers with significant temperature changes at the end of spring and autumn.

Harvesting of the grape varietiesseparately once they have reached optimum ripeness.Light crushing and soft pressing of the fruit, then themust is left to clarify by gravity for 48 hours to remove the thick lees and seeds (this helps toavoid an herbaceous aroma). Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 1417C for approximately 2 weeks.Blending both varieties oncefermentationis complete. The wine ages on lees for 4 months in stainless steel tanks at 12C. One month before bottling, weekly batonnage is halted and the wine is left to clarify by gravity.