Bierzo Tinto, 'La Vitoriana'

• Village: Valtuille de Abajo
• Vineyard: La Vitoriana
• Year of plantation: 1890
• Hectares: 1.8
• Altitude: 570 meters ASL
• Soil: Upper sections are sandy, bottom section is clay with river stones
• Orientation: North and South (shaped like a half-pipe)
• Plant density: 4500 vines / hectare
• Varieties: Mostly Mencía with Bastardo (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Doña Blanca and Palomino
• Elaboration: Whole cluster fermentation in large oak vats. 60-90 day maceration followed by one year of aging in used 225 and 500-liter barrels. Bottled without fining or filtration.

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