Carrodilla "Canto De Luna" Red Blend, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico

The Canto de Luna Red Blend from Finca La Carrodilla opens like twilight across Valle de Guadalupe — raspberry compote and freshly cut red berries rise gently above tobacco and sun-warmed clay. You sense the vineyard’s winding hills, not just its fruit.

The palate is generous yet grounded. Tempranillo leads but Syrah and Cabernet cut the edges, providing structure and tension. Acidity carries, tannins guide, and touches of spice — think clove and vanilla — bring the flavors into fine focus. The result is dry, honest, and open — fruit thinking aloud, not shouting. 

That clarity is no accident. This is the only red blend in Finca La Carrodilla’s certified organic and biodynamic portfolio — a wine shaped by the conscience of its maker. The 2022 vintage was the first where the grapes — Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah — nearly equal in proportion, created balance without hierarchy. 

Winemaking leans into honesty. No oak. Open-top fermentation, extended on-skin maceration, and months in concrete — every choice left the fruit airing, not altered. You taste the earth, not the impress of the cellar. 

The location matters here. Valle de Guadalupe stands 10 miles from the Pacific, framed by red calcareous soils and cooled by ocean breezes at around 1,000 feet in elevation. Those conditions — coastal heat softened by fog and terroir shaped by clay and sand — give the blend its lift, clarity, endurance. 

Canto de Luna 2022 — Mexican red in shadow, not spotlight. A blend steeped in place, carried by balance, not oak.