# Bailando en el filo (2023)

- **Producer:** Pequeños y Salvajes
- **Colour:** rosé
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Garnacha
- **Region:** Madrid, Spain
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €21
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 10–14 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** cherry, raspberry, rose, herbaceous

## About this wine

Pequeños y Salvajes (Small & Wild) is a natural wine project created by Victoria Sánchez and Nahuel Ibarra, two former Madrid sommeliers who left urban fine dining to rehabilitate old, abandoned vineyards in the Sierra de Gredos mountains. The cuvée name Bailando en el filo translates to Dancing on the Edge, symbolizing the delicate balance and risk-taking inherent in crafting pure, low-intervention high-altitude mountain wines.

## Interesting facts

- Created by two former high-end Madrid sommeliers who returned to the mountains to rescue forgotten vines.
- Sourced from century-old bush vines growing at 850 meters altitude on steep granite slopes.
- The name Dancing on the Edge reflects the high-wire act of natural winemaking without sulfur addition.

## Food pairing

The bright mountain acidity and delicate grip from brief skin contact make this natural rosé exceptionally food-friendly. It cuts through the fat of cured meats and soft goat cheeses while harmonizing with grilled white meats and rustic roasted vegetable dishes.

## Wine making process

Sourced from dry-farmed, century-old Garnacha vines grown organically at 850 meters elevation in granite and sandstone soils. The grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts followed by a brief skin maceration to achieve subtle color and structural tension without heavy extraction. Aging takes place in stainless steel vessels and traditional clay amphorae. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with zero added sulfites.