Cooper Cellars Los Angeles Las Suertes 2024

Another single-parcel orange from the Los Angeles range — 'Las Suertes' means 'the plots,' and this one's Michael Cooper's own patchwork of Campo de Borja fruit.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Moscatel de Alejandría. From the same Los Angeles project as Rubiana, Cruz Alta and Romeroso — single 'Paraje' bottlings from the Moncayo foothills of Campo de Borja, Aragón. 'Las Suertes' (literally 'the lots' or 'the plots') points to a parcel-driven, patchwork approach to sourcing rather than one estate block; vines are old and dry-farmed, from a high altitude vineyard.

Taste Profile: Deep amber colour, with a nose of intense primary aromas of white flowers, lychee and quince. Dry and refreshing on the palate, with fresh stone fruit, citrus and moscatel grape flavours and a persistent, juicy finish. The extended barrel ageing give the wine structure & depth

Winemaking Process: Made to 'Vins Méthode Nature' standards — organic, hand-harvested fruit, no inputs, zero added sulphites. The wine sees fermentation with 1 month on skins, and is then matured in barrels for a year before release

Winemaker: Michael Cooper, originally from Santa Barbara, California, has lived and made wine in Spain for over a decade, earning the nickname 'Vine Hunter' for his hunt across Aragón for high-altitude, old-vine, dry-farmed sites. It's in Campo de Borja that he built Los Angeles, his own project — named for the city where he studied and two grape-grower friends, both named Ángel, who gave him his start. His motto for the range: 'clean, pure, energetic.'