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Pork chops with garlic potatos

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VINIFICATION

 

Following the traditional system of carbonic maceration, the wine is elaborated with the complete grapes in stainless steel tanks. Fer¬mentation lasts for a maximum of 10 days with pump overs every 8 hours, thus extracting the typical features of Tempranillo. It then undergoes ma¬lolactic fermentation spontaneously.

 

BOTTLING

After secondary fermentation, the wine was racked to homogenize it and fine it in tanks,...

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THE HARVEST

Total grape production reached 355 million Kg in the D.O.Ca. Rioja in 2012, a figure considerably lower than the previous year (387million Kg), and one of the lowest yields in the last two decades (5.708 Kg /Ha). Gra¬pes showed exceptionally good sanitary conditions – the healthiest in the past 10 years – and an excellent balance between alcohol levels and polyphenols so the quality of this vintage is guaranteed.

Vines suffer...

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Vintage 2012

SPAIN 2012 VINTAGE REPORT

The Control Board has given the 2012 Rioja vintage the official rating of ‘VERY GOOD’. The global rating reflects the heterogeneous nature of the vintage. The drought affected both grape volume and grape quality in some vineyards but also resulted in a significant quantity of wine of extremely high quality, in line with the wines of the two previous vintages, both rated ‘excellent’.

In general, Rioja’s vineyards...

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Origin

Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

Grapes

100% Tempranillo

Glass time

45min

Drinking temperature

17C

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