CLIMATIC CYCLE
Spring and autumn were extraordinary warm, but summer was cooler than usual.
The rains concentrated during the winter months, which provided enough reserves to the plant to finish a good cycle. There were small rains in September that provided the final push to the plants.
During the harvest season there was a small thermal jump, there were rains at the end of the harvest, but they did not affect us. The health of the grape was perfect and the harvest was staggered.
Production area:
D.O.Ribera del Duero
Variety:
100% Tinta del País (Tempranillo)
Vineyards:
Small plots in La Horra, Roa and nearby villages in Burgos.
Age of the vineyards:
Bush vines with an average age of 70 years
Harvest:
Hand-picked in 16 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery
Fermentation:
Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in French oak vats, followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels
Aging:
16 months in barrique, 80% French and 20% American
Stabilisation:
Natural methods
Clarification:
Lyophilized egg white
Alcohol content:
14,5% Vol.
Packaging:
Wooden cases of 6 bottles
Formats:
Bottles of 50cl, 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.
Colour:
It is very intense, almost impenetrable, with a very dark background and a deep red rim.
Nose:
When you bring it closer to the nose, many layers appear superimposed.
The black fruits stand out with the memory of perfectly ripe plums and blackberries. It has a large mineral component that gives depth to the wine with memories of the smell of Chinese ink.
The smell of the humid earth and the aromatic herbs in the shade of the pines appeared. There is a huge balance in which oak accompanies in the distance.
Delicate, long, suggestive and intense at the same time and topped with menthol notes of black cocoa.
Taste:
Voluminous and full. With black fruit and cocoa, but also freshness.
It remembers the landscape of the pine forest of La Horra with freshness after the rain.
The tannins are of great quality and forge a feeling of power and elegance at the same time, being voluminous and aerial. A set of fruit, minerality, volume, length and freshness that forms a huge wine.
Excellent to have with meat dishes.
