Le Naturel Pet Nat

Type-Pet Nat

Country-Spain

Varieties: Garnacha Blanca. Vineyard: Low yield, organically farmed vines, in the shelter of the Urbasa and Andía mountain ranges, in the Yerri Valley. Fresh calcareous clay soils. Vineyards not treated with synthetic chemicals. 

Harvest: Manual harvest that began on September 14.

Winemaking: Very gentle pressing. Spontaneous fermentation begins at low temperature (16ºC) in a steel tank to preserve all the aromas and freshness of the grapes. When the must reaches between 16 and 20 gr / l of residual sugar, it is bottled so that fermentation ends in the bottle, following the ancestral method. Bottling took place on Sunday, October 4. No sulfur added. It goes on the market with the same stopper from the end of fermentation, without disgorging. Alcohol Content: 12,5% Vo

Le Naturel is our collection of wines without added sulfites, for which the key has been the totally natural, meticulous production, using a single ingredient: the grape. In this way we obtain a wine reflecting the vineyard of its origins with no artful devices. This Pet Nat (‘pétillant naturel’) is Aroa’s first sparkling wine. It is made using the ancestral method, in other words, ending the fermentation in the bottle and without a second fermentation or disgorgement, the most traditional way of capturing bubbles in a bottle. Following the Le Naturel philosophy, no sulfites or any other ingredients are added. Uncorking it takes us to the moment when the freshly cut grape arrives at the winery. 

Taste

Nose: High intensity. Fresh nose with predominating notes of pome fruit, such as pear and apple, and also aromas of stone fruit. Notes from the lees (brioche, creamy touches) and a honeyed finish add complexity.

Palate: Fine, well integrated bubbles. Good attack in the mouth, it presents fullness on the palate, good acidity and depth, which make it very easy to drink.