Cantos de Valpiedra
Wine Description
Cantos De Valpiedra, made up entirely of Tempranillo, is harvested in the Finca Valpiedra vineyard, mid-September. The grapes are fermented in stainless steel vats with an 18 day maceration before aging for 12 months in French and American oak barriques.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Finca Valpiedra vineyards
Vineyard size
200 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous, Stony, and Silty-Loam
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
1,320 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Eastern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1972
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
150,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
5
Varietal composition:
100% Tempranillo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
18 days
Fermentation temperature:
81 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French and American
Length of aging before bottling:
12 Months
Age of Aging Container:
Less than three years
Length of bottle aging:
Since July 2010
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
6.3 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
32 g/L
Residual sugar:
2.2 g/L
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