Visit Juan Carlos Sancha winery
If you book in advance, free tasting courses, take advantage!Juan Carlos Sancha winery is in the wine region area of Rioja Alta
After working in different wineries, Juan Carlos Sancha launched his most personal project in 2008: Ad Libitum, a placer,....
project: Ad Libitum, a placer,... For this he returned to his hometown, Baños de Río Tobía, in the coldest area of the Rioja Alta in the Najerilla Valley,
in the coldest area of Rioja Alta in the Najerilla Valley, and devised a micro-winery around the 5.5 hectares of organic vineyards.
hectares of organic vineyards of the indigenous minority varieties Maturana Tinta and Tempranillo Blanco,
which are harvested by hand in 17 kg. boxes. It also has a small estate of
Garnacha from 1917, from which Peña el Gato was born. With a total production of 25,000 bottles, it has opted for the
has opted for the implementation of an innovative winemaking and aging system with rotating barrels of 500 liters of new French Trentino oak.
500 liters of new French Tronçais oak where the reds ferment without the intervention of any machinery.
Ad Libitum BLANCO: 100% white Tempranillo, an autochthonous minority variety. After destemming, the grapes are
the grapes pass through a small manual vertical press. Subsequently, static racking is carried out and fermentation is completed at 18º C in stainless steel tanks and remains on the lees for 2 months.
2 months on the lees.
Ad Libitum TINTO: 100% Maturana Tinta, a minority variety native to Rioja. After destemming,
the grapes are placed in new 500-litre French Tronçais oak barrels in which they undergo alcoholic fermentation, fermentation
alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation and ageing. The wine remains in the barrels with the
the lees from fermentation for 11 months.
Peña El Gato GARNACHA VIÑAS VIEJAS: 100% Garnacha. Made with grapes from a singular 95 year old
from a singular 95 year old goblet-trained vineyard. After destemming, the grapes are aged in new 500-liter French oak barrels.
French Tronçais oak barrels in which it undergoes alcoholic fermentation and aging. The wine remains in t
