Hijo de Rubentis 2017

Hijo de Rubentis (Son of Rubentis) is a méthode traditionnelle sparkling rosé made from select old-vine hondarrabi beltza grapes, located in the best positions near the villages of Getaria and Zarautz, ancient Basque fishing villages on Spain’s rugged northern coast. 

Grapes are carefully handpicked ten days early to ensure lower base alcohol. After a direct pressing in an inert bladder press, alcoholic fermentation happens by indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Secondary fermentation takes place in bottle with selected autochthonous yeasts and concentrated Rubentis grape must, achieving 12% abv and 4 g/l of naturally occurring sugars.