GRAPE VARIETIES 85% Mencía 85%, 13% Alicante Bouschet and 2% Palomino. WINE TASTING José Gordon has been a celebrity chef in Spain for a while, known mostly for his extremely high-quality steakhouse, El Capricho. But as one descends into the dark, orange-hued, dimly lit, and deeply shadowy, hand-carved clay cave of El Capricho with table after table, catching unfamiliar words spoken by familiar accents from all corners of the globe, it quickly becomes obvious that he’s actually world famous. José has since turned a lot of attention to his wine project, a continuation of his grandfather’s work and the ancient Mencía vines that average more than 100 years old (some own-rooted, pre-phylloxera era) and grown in the high desert between 800-1000m on iron-rich clay and sand that originated in the slate soils of nearby Monte Teleno, the tallest peak in the Galician Mountains. El Chano is the result of the reactivation of old vineyards, most of which are over a hundred years old. The vineyards, cultivated with the traditional methods of organic farming, produce the grapes Mencia, Garnacha and Prieto Picudo. The result is a fine and fruity wine, where red and ripe fruit and wild aromas stand out. The wine matures for 12 months in French oak and is the ideal accompaniment to El Capricho steaks. FOOD PAIRING Best served with a superb piece of barbecued El Capricho steak.
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