TERRANOBLE DISIDENTE SYRAH TEMPRANILLO D.O CASABLANCA

COMPOSITION: 90% Syrah, 10% Tempranillo
DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN: Casablanca Valley, area of Las Dichas.
SOILS: Granitic soils that, after a long weathering process, have been transformed
into red clays, poor in organic matter. Vineyard plots planted on slopes. The Tempranillo
parcel has a presence of quartz along its prole, which is considered a typical soil
of the Coastal Batholith. The vineyard is located only 22 km from the sea.
CLIMATE: Cold, sub-humid Mediterranean climate with predominance of sea
breezes or morning fogs during the ripening process, which favors the fruity
aromas. Our vineyard is located in Casablanca’s coolest area.
VITICULTURE: The Syrah plot (47b) is planted to clone 470, yielding 6 to 8 t/ha.
HARVEST AND VINIFICATION: Syrah was harvested manually on May 7th and
Tempranillo on April 11th and 26th. The grapes, that come from Casablanca’s coolest
sector, were harvested by hand early in the day to benet from the morning fog,
thus helping to keep the fruit at a low temperature. After a manual selection of
bunches and grains, the grapes were destemmed and subject to a pre-fermentative
and carbonic cold maceration of 5 days. Fermentation took place at 24ºC to 26ºC in
small lots and in terracotta amphorae with very soft manual punch-downs, 3 times
per day. 5% of the grapes were fermented with whole clusters.
AGING: The wine was kept for 14 months: Syrah in untoasted foudre and
Tempranillo in amphorae.
AGING IN THE BOTTLE: 12 months before releasing