2008 Ad Libitum Maturana Tinta - Rioja

The 2008 Ad Libitum Maturana Tinta is a darkly tinted, expressive red wine that displays surprisingly light texture, aromas of fresh earth and green herbs along with tart cherry/berry fruit character and firm minerality. 11 months in oak lends tannic grip to this unique red wine. The winemaker, Juan Carlos Sancha, is the man responsible for the recuperation of numerous autochthonous grapes in Rioja  including Maturana Tinta. He was the first contemporary winemaker to produce varietal Graciano in the mid 1990s  and is now producing miniscule quantities of Tempranillo Blanco and Maturana Tinta under the Ad Libitum label at his own bodega.