PILGRIM MENCIA CRIANZA TINTO 75cl

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PILGRIM MENCIA CRIANZA TINTO 75cl

D.O. BIERZO

PILGRIM BIERZO WINERY

TYPE: “CRIANZA” RED WINE
Grape:100% Mencía
Crop: 2010
Vineyard: vine plants in glass form. Vine plant between 40 and 80 years old.
Aging: 12 months in French and American fine grain oak barrels of 300 and 400 I.
Soil: Mixture of fine elements, quartzite and slate.
Fermentation: Strict and meticulous selection of grapes in the vineyard. Manual harvest in boxes of 15 Kg. Thermal treatment of the grapes during the process at 10 ° C of temperature. Manual selection table. Soft destemming. Fermentation of plots separately in stainless steel tanks of 150 hl at a temperature of 25 ° C. Macerations adjusted to the potential of each variety and plot. Fermentation and maceration with skins between 18 and 22 days.
Malolactic fermentation in barrel and aging on its fine lees.
Bottling: Clarification with egg albumin. Bottled by decantation depending on the lunar state.
Wine profile: Assemblage of grapes from three zones with different soils.

Tasting notes: Perfect expression of Mencía and the terroir of El Bierzo. Complex, elegant and at the same time concentrated where we find notes of ripe red fruits with mineral nuances and spicy notes contributed by the aging in wood. Soft and elegant, with delicate ripe and sweet tannins and a fresh and persistent mouth finish.

Recommendations: It will exhibit all its virtues during the next 10 years.

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