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Grape
varieties: 100% Tempranillo from vineyards that have been
cultivated strictly applying the European regulations on ecological
cultivation.
Handling of the grapes: The preventive
measures against insect plagues have been carried out using sulphur
and copper sulphate, without the use of any synthetic chemical products.
Harvest: Manually harvested and
transported in plastic crates holding 15 kg of grapes each.
Production: The grapes were manually
selected at the grading tables and then destemmed.
Fermentation: Carried out with local
yeasts using the pie de cuba method in truncated cone-shaped vats
made out of stainless steel for 15 days at a temperature ranging
28º C and 30º C.
Maceration: Once the fermentation
was completed, it was pumped over and shaken daily for 2 weeks together
with the skin.
Malolactic fermentation: The fermentation
took place in the truncated cone-shaped stainless steel vats.
Barrels: For the ageing process
only French oak barrels were used
Ageing time in the barrels: 6 months
Bottled: June 2007. Alcohol:
13,5 % Vol. Cork: Natural,
measuring 44 x 24
Label: Original painting by Marta
Lafuente for BODEGAS PEÑAFIEL. |
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