TechnicalsheetELABORATIONREGIOND.O.RiberadelDuero
VARIETY:100%TintoFino
ANALYSIS:Alcoholcontent:15%
pH:3,70.Totalacidity :5,58g/l
Containssulf ites
YEAR:2014
WinemakerTipsI adv isedecantingof thiswine f or thebest enjoyment and expression of itssensorial qualities. Recommendedserv ingtemperature:16°C.It isawineto enjoy now, although it will dev elopf av ourably ov erthenext3-5y ears.
Winemaking
The grapes are quickly taken to thewinery to ensure their qualities arepreserved. The clusters aredestemmed and the whole grapestaken to stainless steel tanks, wherethey are vinified separately byprovenance.Wesubject thegrapestoa cold soak at 10 °C for 3-4 days inorder to extract aromas and colour,and then allow the temperature togradually rise. Alcoholic fermentationisallowed tostart spontaneouslyandthe grapes own yeasts are used toexpress the typicity of the differentterroirs. Fermentation temperaturesrange from 26 to 28 °C. The wine isracked off 14-16 days after vatting onaverage. In order to retain the fruitypersonalityofourPáramosdeLegaris,average barrel ageing was 9monthsinbordelaisbarrels,2/3ofwhichwereFrench fine-grained oak and 1/3American oak, in both cases, using30%newbarrels.Thiswinehasbeenvinified employing natural methodswithout cold stabilisation so somesediment may appear in the bottle.Afteragentlefining
Viticulture
InourPáramosdeLegariswewanttoshow the extreme personality of theTintoFinograpeswhengrownathighaltitudes,on the flatextensionsof thepáramos (moors). These moorsconsist of limestone covered by redsoils with an alkaline pH and highpercentage of carbonates. We haveselected 3 moors in differentgeographical locations: Pesquera deDuero (Valladolid), altitudes between867 and 894 metres. This plot waspicked on 27 September. Peñafiel(Valladolid), altitude 890metres. Thisplotwaspickedon4OctoberMoradillode Roa (Burgos), altitudes between958and973metres.Thislastplotwaspickedon18October
Vintagecharacteristics
ThefirstfrostsarrivedinOctober,attheendofthegrowingcycle.Withregardtotemperatures,wecantalkaboutamildwinter.Inearlyspring,
temperatures were remarkably highand this accelerated budbreak 10days. Low temperatures prevailedthroughoutthesummer.Itwasnotuntilthe second half ofAugust that highsreturned to normal seasonal values.Whatwastrulyunusualinthisgrowingcycle was the weather in SeptemberandOctober,whentemperatureswerenotably higher than usual, with hot,sunnydays that finally producedwell-ripened berries. Rainfall during thegrowing cycle was lower thanexpected.Theharvesttookaslongasusual, although with peak volumesduring the middle part in view of thethreatofrain,whichfinallyarrivedon8and14October.
Sensorycharacteristics
Very intense dark-cherry red withpurple hues. Intensenoseof red fruitpredominatingoverthetoastynuancesfromthebarrel.Freshandtasty in themouth,flavour-packed,withsilky,well-roundedtannins.
LegarisPáramosPáramosdeLegarisisacommitmenttothevalueoftheoriginandauthenticityoftheterroirsofRiberadelDuero.ThewineisthefruitofTintaFinavineyardsplantedat900mabovesealevelinthreemoorswithstonysoilsinthetownsofMoradillodeRoa,PeñafielandPesqueradeDuero.Theresult isawinethatconveystheutmostexpressivenessandvarietalcharacter.Theregion’spurestessence.
