HARVEST DATE :March 2015
DENOMINATION OF ORIGEN: GUALTALLARY.
COLOR: Red
WINE TYPE: Still
GRAPE TYPE: Malbec
ALCOHOL LEVEL: 14,10%
PH/ACIDITY LEVEL: 3,7
RESIDUAL SUGAR CONTENT:1,6
This Malbec displays great purity, elegance, complexity and terroir, all at once. Easier said than done.
VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS:
Vineyard planted in 2008.
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.