Bierzo Tinto, 'Ultreia de Valtuille'

• Village: Valtuille de Abajo
• Vineyard: Las Villegas
• Year of plantation: End of the 19th century
• Hectares: 1.7
• Altitude: 580 meters ASL
• Soil: Sandy
• Orientation: South Southeast
• Plant density: 4500 vines / hectare
• Varieties: Mostly Mencía with Bastardo (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet), Godello and Doña Blanca
• Elaboration: Harvested at the end of August / beginning of September. Whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts in large, open-top chestnut vat. 60-90 day maceration followed by one year of aging in neutral barrel. Bottled without fining or filtration.

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