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Made from Garnacha grapes selected from bush vines averaging 50 years in age, this is an outstanding wine at an exceptional value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lo Brujo\" comes from old vine fruit in the rolling red hills of Calatayud. Sustainably-farmed fruit comes into the cellar for a natural fermentation in stainless steel, naturally settles in the cod winter, and is aged for nine months in the bottle before release. While this wine is produced by a co-op, it is produced by one firmly focused on quality... and it shows. The winery pays its indivual growers based on the quality of their fruit and not on the quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBodegas Virgen de la Sierra is a small winery in the town of Villarroya de la Sierra that has been making wines for over a century, boasting the oldest Bodega in the region of Calatayud. 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