Juan Carlos Sancha

Located in Baños de Río Tobía, Rioja Alta, one of the best-known wine-producing regions of Spain is Bodegas Juan Carlos Sancha. This neighbourhood vineyard is creating premium organic wines in a modern method. Whilst introducing less commonly known grapes such as Maturana and Tempranillo Blanco both of which were saved from extinction by the Juan Carlos and his colleague Fernando. Classified by Tim Atkins as "first growth" along with other new exclusive grapes. These artisan organic wines elaborated from these minority varieties, offer three fine wines: Ad Libitum Maturana Tinta, Ad Libitum Tempranillo Blanco, and Peña El Gato. Ad Libitum Maturana Tinta comes from an old minority Navarrateña variety of Maturana Tinta. Tempranillo Blanco is made from Tempranillo Blanco grapes, a mutation from the traditional, better-known red Tempranillo grapes. Peña El Gato derives its name from the idea that the 95-year-old Garnacha grapevines, from which this wine come, are located so high up the mountains that even cats won’t dare to go there.The Vineyard16 Ha vineyard producing approximately 40,000 bottles, all produced through organic viticulture. Complete elimination of pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers in the vineyard help achieve their goal of restoring the vineyards to their natural complexity and giving vines the ability to fight diseases and thereby promoting the proper and organic growth of the vines.Their winemaking philosophy is based on the concept of minimal intervention and preservation of purity in all stages of the wine-growing and winemaking process.