Zeno Red - Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

About the wine:

Alcohol-free red wine made from Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Zeno's estate in central Spain.

Vibrant, spicy and smooth red from clay calcareous soils. Juicy and delicious! A medium-bodied red showing fresh fruit notes and restraint - cherry and spice, not leather and raisins.

About the brand:

Zeno is the project of 2 long time drinks industry vets. They launched their first de-alcoholised wines in 2022. They make their wines with organically-grown grapes on their single estate in central Spain. 

They brought Jane Masters, Master of Wine on board as Technical Director - she finesses every step of production, from grape and site selection, to vinification, and finally de-alcoholisation and blending. 

Like many de-alcoholised wines, Zeno uses vacuum distillation to remove the alcohol at low temperatures, which allows them to preserve delicate aromatics and flavours. They blend the wines after de-alcoholisation.

Many brands will lean on sugar to replace lost body and flavour - instead, Zeno adjusts their winemaking - in some cases they will halt fermentation with some residual sugar, to allow the natural grape sugars to provide body, which allows for a more multi-dimensional flavour experience.

The grapes are organically grown and all winemaking processes are vegan.