Bodegas Canopy is a modern winery located 70 kilometres from Madrid in the town of Camarena. It was created in 2003 by winemakers Alfonso Chacón and Belarmino Fernández. In 2018 they were joined by winemaker Lorena Díaz, who initially came on as an intern. Chacón and Fernández got the idea of starting a winery after discovering old Garnacha vineyards in El Real de San Vicente.The Bodegas Canopy Ganadero is made from 100% Garnacha harvested from 45 year old bush vines planted to sandy soil. Once in the cellar, the grapes were given a short pre-fermentation maceration to draw out colour and flavours. Following fermentation and malolactic conversion (converting malic acids to lactic acids), the wine was aged for 3 months in French oak barrels.Medium ruby in the glass, on the nose it expresses juicy aromas of blueberries, blackberries, and blackcurrant leaf. The juicy and round palate has plenty of fruit intensity and sturdy tannins that carry into a lingering chocolatey finish.
