4 Monos Vinos de Madrid GR-10 Blanco 2020

Press 4 White • February 2023 Direct Press Selection The landscape of the Sierra de Gredos feels like a collision between the Mediterranean and the Alpine, just a couple hours drive west of Madrid. 4 Monos (4 Monkeys) is a team of four friends and Gredos natives, who celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Sierras through clean farming and vibrant wines. Old bush vines planted on sand, granite, and schist intermingle with sweet-scented olive, evergreen, almond, and chestnut trees, scrub brush, chamomile, and wildflowers. GR10 Blanco comes from vineyards in Cadalso de los Vidrios and San Martín de Valdeiglesias, home to several plots of organically farmed vines on sandy, granitic soils at 2300-2600 feet of elevation. Grapes are hand-harvested, cold- macerated in whole clusters for 6 hours, pressed and wild yeast fermented in steel tanks and barrels for 40 days, then raised in neutral 300 liter barrels for 6 months. This year’s wine is made from 60% Albillo, with Macabeu, Chelva Blanc