{"product_id":"banyuls-sur-mer-elio-rouge","title":"Banyuls-sur-Mer 'Elio' Rouge (1L)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrenache and Mourvèdre from a twenty year old vineyard high in the hills above Collioure. The vines are planted on a steep north facing slope some three hundred metres above sea level, which lends great freshness. The grapes are crushed by foot and after a week are pressed off to a single old barrel until the following spring. A wine of striking depth and intensity, that marries gorgeous sun-kissed fruits, black olive and brine. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the greatest truly natural wines on the planet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManuel Di Vecchi Staraz is originally from Tuscany but has settled in Roussillon region of Banyuls-sur-Mer along the Mediterranean Sea, where he has created one of the most uncompromising wine-making projects found anywhere. It is not just a sustainable wine production, but also a practical realization of an overall vision of what natural wine should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient, free-standing Grenache Noir vines with extremely low yields, free-grazing sheep in the vineyards, moon phases, no machines, only hand power and mules, playing the violin for the grapes, destemming by hand, grape-stomping ballerinas, spontaneous fermentation and of course no fining, filtration or added sulphur. And now that we are at it, why not get a Catalan glassblower to mouth blow all of the bottles (for real).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou could almost be led to believe that the whole thing was a little too much, if it were not for the fact that the wine is so convincingly well-made and enjoyable to drink. Vinyer de la Ruca only produces about 2,000 bottles a year, showcasing Manuel's obsessive passion and vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyer de la Ruca","offers":[{"title":"2024","offer_id":67590060736756,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7451\/5700\/files\/vinyer_de_la_ruca_elio.webp?v=1790695179","url":"https:\/\/goodhombre.wine\/products\/banyuls-sur-mer-elio-rouge","provider":"Good Hombre Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}