Paso Del Tiempo

The Paso Del Tiempo is a truly stand out wine. Not only did this wine take home the top medal, Double Gold, at the 2016 Harvest Challenge, it also was awarded, out of the hundreds of wines submitted, the competition's two highest honors: Best of Class and Best Red. This wine is available exclusively through Firstleaf and, due to the rarity of old vine grapes, we were only able to make a small batch of this wine. Make sure to include this bottle in your next shipment before we're out of stock!

Part of what makes this wine special is the rare, high-quality of the grapes. Old vines grow less grapes, but those that they do produce get a larger share of the nutrients and sunlight than those from young vines. While the yield is lower, restraining the quantity that can be produced in any one batch, the quality than makes up for it. Old vine grapes have a lush, dense fruitfulness that grapes from younger vines can't compete with.

The other part of the story is Campo de Borja. Located near Spain’s northwest coast, the region is famous for perfecting the art of Spanish winemaking—especially Garnacha. The quintessential Spanish grape, Garnacha, or Grenache as English speakers call it, is one of the oldest varietals still cultivated worldwide—dating back nearly a thousand years to the Cistercian monks who first planted the grapes for communion wine. Since then, Spain has become world-famous for it’s Grenacha and the Campo de Borja region, in particular, has gained a reputation for producing some of the finest expressions of the grape.

The 2015 Paso Del Tiempo is bright ruby-red and concentrated with jammy raspberry and cherry aromas. The flavors have a well-balanced clarity and are spiced with just a hint of pepper. This fleshy, easygoing Garnacha offers a fruity, drinkable appeal and that pairs easily with almost any meal. One sip and you'll understand why, out of the thousands of wines submitted to the the 2016 Harvest Challenge, it was selected Best Red.