Viña Santurnia Gran Reserva
Tasting Notes
See: Brilliant of color garnet cherry with tones ruby.
Nose: Aroma with notes of fine reduction (snuff, cedar), with hints of toasty, creamy.
Palate: Fleshy with well developed tannins, ripe with balsamic, persistent and very fine.
Vineyards
Briñas: Place ¨El Portillo´, Tempranillo variety, with a plantation density of 1,20 each 2,7 meters. Pruning type: royal cord. Plantation year 1988.
Labastida: Place ´Saguchas´, Tempranillo variety, with a plantation density of 1.2 each 2,6 meters. Pruning type: Vaso. Plantation year 1980.
Place ´La Tejera´, Mazuelo variety. Pruning type, cord royal. Plantation year 1991.
Haro: Place ´La Vigortilla´ Graciano variety Plantation density of 1,20 each 2,7 m. Prunning type: royal cord. Plantation year 1990. Yields of 6500 kg/ha
Harvest
Manual, the third week of October.
Vinification
After the manual harvest, is done the peeling in a smooth manner by directly falling into the fermentation tank not using any type of pump. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks of 25000 Kg, during 8 days with temperature controlled fermentation between 28 and 30º C , extended post-fermentative maceration on the skins for 5 days, with two pump-overs daily in the beginning with a light pump-over daily at the end. After is realized the preesing by treading on the inside of the tanks for extracting the máximum wine of natural form.
Ageing
Oak cask of American Missouri 80% and French oak 20%, during 24 months. Bottling in September of 2007.
Grape Varieties
Tempranillo 90%, Mazuelo 5% y Graciano 5% .