Red wine Cerro Negro

100% Mencia

Vintage       2021

A frank and sincere wine, where the characteristics of the variety coexist perfectly with the minerality and freshness of The Terroir of Cerro Negro. 

75 cl. Bottle                                                                  

Detailed description

Vineyard, Making and Ageing

Altitude 980 meters.
Soil. Lime stone, sandy loam.
Age of vines 20 years old.
Pruned. Vines in goblet and treslling.
Climate. High altitude continental climate. The high altitude results in significant thermal variation between daylight and night.
Viticulture. Ecological viticulture in conversion, currently a combination between biodynamic and ecological. No perticides or fertilizers of chemical synthesis are used: we only treat vines with powder sulfur and a horse-drawn ecological preparation that we apply by hand. We do not use tractors in treatments to minimize the compaction of the soil.
We till the soil the minimum possible to maintain the indigenous vegetation cover for the longest time possible. This gives our vineyards the right balance in terms of diversity of microorganisms and insects and it also helps us in controlling their vigor. All our vineyards are worked by our team and each task is conducted following the lunar calendar.
Oenology. Minimum intervention in the cellar. No additives are added to the wine: we do not use clarifiers, enzymes, yeasts, or nutrients. We only use a minimal dose of sulfur to prevent oxidation and contamination. In the cellar we also follow the lunar calendar for all oenological actions, from the entry of the grapes in the cellar to the bottling, which we do without filtering.
Harvest. Manual in boxes, with exhaustive selection in field.  
Elaboration. Manual discharge in the cellar, where we make a second selection of the best grapes. The grapes are destemmed and pressed mecanically through a gentle and progressive process to obtain a high quality must. The debourbaging is done at low temperature with no chemical substances added, with temperature lowered to around 8ºC during 24-48 hours.
Fermentation. Complete fermentation with the skins and autochtonous yeasts at controlled temperature during half lunar cycle. A light daily batonage is applied to obtain a smooth extraction. Pressed with the feet.
Aging. Aged for 9 months in different materials: 33% in French oak barrels of 500 litres for 4 months and the rest in full stainless steel tanks. The racking is always done at very low speeds, avoiding oxygenation blows.

Tasting

	Red wine of violet border and he gelds ruby intense.
	Its nose evokes aromas of flowers of lavender, jam of strawberries and morello cherries, toasted wood and a soft terrosidad that harmonizes the set. He emphasizes its aromatic depth that evolves very well with the ventilation.
	In mouth it has a soft and greasy entry, a very fresh average palate where its acidity and fruit mark an arrival to a structured and saline end, its tannins are firm without being aggressive. Its mouth is very fluid and fresh, the calcareous personality is perceived clearly in its quality tánica. Cool, depth, salinity, fluency, structured.