LAJAS “FINCA EL PEÑISCAL 2016”
Garnacha Cepas Viejas 2016
A signature wine
Pagos Altos de Acered
·GRAPE VARIETY: 97 % Garnacha Tinta del Pais (Red Grenache), 3 % G.Blanca, Macabeo, Monastrell, Bobal
·DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN: D.O.P. Calatayud
·VINEYARD: “El Peñiscal, Single Vineyard”. Area 2, 7 Has. Altitude: 1020 mts
·Age of vines: 76 years old
·CLIMATE: Continental
·SOIL: “Lajas de Pizarra”. Slatey soil
·CULTIVATION: “Lajas de Pizarra”. Cultivated in strict compliance with environmental protection practice. Tillage kept to a minimum. No use of chemical products. Native plants and wildlife protected
VINTAGE: 2016
WINEMAKING: Grapes handpicked used 15 kgs crates. Refrigerated and transported to the winery. Cold maceration for 7 days before fermentation. Gentle pressing. Maceration for 20 days. 30 % of the wine remains in eggs. .70 % of the wine is aged for about 1 year in 400 and 500 lts French oak.
AGEING: 70 % coupage aged 12 months in 400 and 500 liter French oak barrels. 30 % coupage madurate in a “egg” with his own lees.
WINE ANALYSIS: Alcohol: 15, 38 % vol. pH = 3, 38
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16 ºC
PRODUCTION: 4313 bottles
AWARDS: 92 + Parker points.
