Silencio de Miros

Silencio de Miros captures the essence of our most prized vineyard: “La Viña de Rafael”. Located at an altitude of around 1,000 m. above sea level, under the watchful eye of Peñafiel Castle.

From the valuable “Golden Mile”, this wine is pampered from the harvest to the bottle, remaining in new French oak barrels for just the right amount of time decided by our winemaker according to the characteristics of the vintage.

GRAPES

Tinta Fina (Tempranillo) from Rafael’s plot.

HARVEST

Late harvest, usually in mid-October, in 12 kg boxes, which are kept in cold storage for 48 hours at less than 7ºC.

ELABORATION

Once in the winery, the grapes are passed through a sorting table and gently destemmed.

FERMENTATION

Alcoholic – Fermented for 12 days at a controlled temperature of 26ºC in 17,000-liter truncated cone-shaped tanks. capacity. A cold pre-maceration of 52 hours in an inert atmosphere is carried out to extract aromatic fruit compounds from the grapes. Malolactic – During 45 days it remains in new French barrels of 500 and 225 liters with its fine lees, with a gentle battonage twice a week.

BARRELS

Aged in French oak barrels for the time determined by our winemaker according to the characteristics of each vintage.

TASTING NOTES

Bigarreau cherry red with violet hues. Fresh nose with aromas of currants, plums and cocoa. Slight hints of violets and truffles. Integrated aromas with coffee roasted undertones and spicy touches after its soft passage through French oak. The palate is powerful, elegant and lively with a slight astringency on the finish that is particular to the vineyard.