Enrique Mendoza Las Quebradas
Wine Description
When the ground was "broken" (or "quebrada" in Spanish) at the Las Quebradas vineyard, this 100% Monastrell was born. Fermented in open-top wooden tanks and aged in 500 L Allier oak barrels for 18 months followed by two years of refinement in the bottle.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Las Quebradas
Vineyard size
24 acres
Soil composition
Stony
Elevation:
1,968 feet
Vines/acre:
2,750
Yield/acre:
440 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1940
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
2010
Bottles produced of this wine:
8,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
100% Monastrell
Fermentation container:
Open Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
7 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Manual battonage
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
500 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
2 years
Total SO2
104
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.53
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
30 g/L
Total SO2
104
Residual sugar:
1.05 g/L
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