The Carrodilla Estate
- This estate represents the first certified organic and biodynamic vineyards in Mexico.
- All of the monovarietal wines are made from estate fruit.
- Their southwestern facing vineyard site is located 11 miles up the Valle de Guadalupe from the Pacific at an elevation of 1,000 ft.
- They are one of the first wineries in Mexico to make a fully certified organic and biodynamic wine.
- Their organic certifications come from the USDA and CCOF.
- To visit Carrodilla is to visit a true working farm, only part of the project is growing grapes and making wine.
Total production: 34.5 acres under vine, 14 wines, 8,500 cases
2023 Canto de Luna - La Carrodilla
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
The only red blend made from this organic certified estate, this vintage is composed of almost half Cabernet Sauvignon. The generous structure of the Cabernet leads the way in this vintage in a wine that is perhaps a bit more serious than in vintages past with more structure for aging but not so much that it will leave the hedonists out there wanting. All of the layers of complexity unfold willingly as a desert flower in the spring leaving you thirsty for more after each sip. Since the wine never sees aging in oak barrels, you get to see the quality of fruit here, what a lovely display it is.
4,200 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 10 years
Vintage:
2023
Blend:
43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% tempranillo, 24% Syrah
Producer:
La Carrodilla
Winemaker:
Gustavo A. Gonzalez - Mexican
Vineyards:
Valle de Ojos Negros - 2,500 ft elevation - red clay and calcareous sand mix. Planted in 2001.
Valle de Guadalupe - Paraiso Ranch, 1,000 ft planted in 2005. Soils mainly sandy with a mix of clay and decomposed granite.
Winemaking:
Fermentation occurred in open top stainless steel tanks over a period of 14 days on skins and seeds. Wine was then racked off the sediment and then returned to the same tank and aged for 9 months.
Sulfites: 25 ppm
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
14%
