One of only 17 estates (and one of only 3 organic estates) with the Pago designation, Pago de los Balagueses is a special place. The 17 hectare vineyard is surrounded by national forest, and ever since winemaker Andrés Valiente and his son Rodolfo decide to plant native varieties and farm them organically in the mountains above the Valencian coast 25 years ago this vineyard has produced exceptional wine with a distinct and nuanced flavour.

• Spain    Valencia    Los Balagueses

• 100%

  Syrah

   

• Alcohol

    14.5%

• Certified organic

• Oak

    10 months in 225-liter French oak barrels (70% new)

• Soil

    Calcareous, sandy loam, with limestone rocks higher up the slope, and sandy gravel in low areas due to slope erosion

• Vegan

• Vineyard planted

    1989

• Award

    93 points, James Suckling (2017 vintage)