Wholesale Fos Saltavinas

Michel Murua DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN DOCK to Rioja (Rioja Alavesa) 2019. TYPE OF WINE Red wine 12 months in French and American oak barrels. 100% Tempranillo 14% vol. Farms located 450 meters away with deep and poor alluvial and clay-calcareous soils. Mediterranean with Atlantic influence. Low rainfall (400 mm average rainfall per year). Dry summers and long, harsh winters with marked temperature fluctuations throughout the seasons. VINEYARDS PREPARATION NOTES Manual harvest in containers. Separate vineyard by vineyard production in order to get the best out of each farm. Prefermentative cold maceration. Alcoholic fermentation at a low temperature (less than 2ºC) in order to keep the fruity character and freshness intact. Malolactic fermentation and aging in 225 l barrels.