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Unculín Tinto

VARIETALS
Mencia, Garnacha, Godello, Palomino, Merenzao, Doñ

NOTES
VINEYARD: Vines were planted between 1900 and 1940 to various soil types: there are vineyards with clay soils, but also some sandy areas, and at the top of the slopes one can often find galets. Yields are very low resulting in high quality grapes.

FARMING: Organic

VINIFICATION: Whole bunches are hand-picked, leaving stems on 30% of the bunches. The remaining 70% of the grapes are de-stemmed by hand and left intact, without crushing. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeast. After fermentation the grapes are pressed with a 20-day post-fermentation maceration in stainless steel. Malolactic and alcoholic fermentations are in foudre. Aged 1 year in foudre before bottling.