Wine Description

Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes harvested manually in October. The wine undergoes fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 9 days and is then aged in American oak barriques for one year. After barrel aging, the wine is further aged for a minimum of six months in bottles.

Tasting Notes

Vibrant and intense cherry red in color, with scents of red fruits, cocoa and licorice. The fruity aromas are more obvious over the more subtle fragrances of the oak. On the palate, the wine tastes of sweetened red fruit and marinated cherries with a somewhat lactic finish. Full and tasty, this wine pairs well with pasta with meat sauce, eggs, lightly cured cheeses and fowl.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	Various
Size of vineyard (acres):	1-11
Soil composition:	limestone, clay and sand
Training method:	70% goblet or bush and 30% double royat
Elevation (feet):	1,485-2,145
Vines/acre:	1,160-1,360
Yield/acre (tons):	2.6
Exposure:	various
Year vineyard planted:	1980-2000
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	César Castro

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Tempranillo
Harvest time:	October
First vintage of this wine:	2000
Number bottles produced of this wine:	800,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	9
Fermentation temperature (°F):	79
Length of maceration (days):	12
Malolactic fermentation:	Yes
Aging
Aging container:	Barriques
Size of aging container:	225 L
Age of aging container:	1-3 years old
Cooperage:	American oak
Length of aging before bottling:	12 months
Length of bottle aging:	Minimum 6 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	13.7%
pH level:	3.6
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	1.6
Acidity (grams/liter):	5.5
Dry extract (grams/liter):	29

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