2018 Tinto Valdecastrillo

Producer Alfredo Maestro
Country & Region Castilla y Leon, Spain
Appellation Vino de la Tierra
Grape Tempranillo
Vineyard Various, in Ribera del Duero
Soils Red clay, alluvial & limestone
Elevation 750-1,000 metres
Farming Biodynamic
Vinification Grapes were harvested by hand during the first week of October 2018, crushed with stems.
Fermented for 12-15 days in stainless steel tanks with daily pumpovers. The wine was racked and malolactic fermentation started in the tanks and lasted approximately 20-30 days.
Winter temperatures are used to stabilise the wine outdoors; then the wine is racked to 500 litre French oak barrels, and once more before bottling.
Alcohol 14.5%
Sulphur None added
Quantity Produced 10,000 bottles