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.