HARVEST DATE: March 2017
DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN: Gualtallary
COLOR: Red
WINE TYPE: Still
GRAPE TYPE: Malbec
This Malbec displays great purity, elegance, complexity and terroir, all at once. Easier said than done.
VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS:
Vineyard planted in 2011. Essentially calcareous soils.
VINIFICATION:
Traditional, in concrete vats/ eggs at approximately 30° C. Cold maceration for five days. Fermentation is started by indigenous yeasts and then continued by the inoculation of selected cultured yeasts (15 g/Hl). Extraction practices are decided with a view to obtaining well-structured wines.
AGING:
12 months in once- and twice-used oak barrels.