“Minerality and uniqueness”.”
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2021
varieties
100% Mazuelo.
production
1,564 bottles.
winemaking
Harvested by hand in small boxes of ten kilograms capacity. Cooling in a cold chamber until the temperature of the grapes reaches 3 ºC. Double selection of bunches and berries, with gentle destemming and crushing. Separate vinification of the El Castaño and Martinete plots. Gravity vatting in French oak vats without pumping over. Cold maceration and fermentation for 18 days with indigenous yeasts. Gravity racking into new French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation.
CRIANZA
14 months of ageing in new French oak barrels of different cooperages, toasting and origins, without racking, remaining on its lees until bottling, with periodic batônnage during the first four months. The wine is bottled without filtering or fining, so small precipitations of natural origin may appear over time.
the bottle
Our bottle is inspired by an original 18th century bottle that can be visited at the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture.
CATA
Purple colour, high robe, with a garnet rim that colours the glass. Intense aromas of ripe black fruit (blackberries), red fruit (raspberries), undergrowth, fresh herbs, coffee, all surrounded by an earthy and mineral component. In the mouth it is very fresh, fruity, balsamic, with soft tannins and a long, powerful, complex and persistent finish.
PAIRING
Stews, pulses, stewed meats and all kinds of grilled meats.
EL CASTAÑO (AGONCILLO) AND MARTINETE (ALBERITE)
If the 2020 vintage will go down in history for the pandemic and the challenge it posed to humanity, 2021 will be remembered for the last great winter storm in living memory: Philomena. A historic snowfall between 6 and 9 January 2021 hydrated the land in a way that had not been seen for years. Spring was once again very wet, especially in the area around Agoncillo and Alberite, with more than 130 litres of rainfall from April to May. A summer of yesteryear, with a cold, dry July, continued to delay the vineyard cycle, adding a textbook August (hot and cool nights) to achieve harvest dates in October that were almost out of this era. The setting of the Mazuelo grapes was low and irregular, with lower yields per hectare, obtaining greater concentration and maturity. Once again, this is a historic Mazuelo due to its tremendous balance.
