La Planta 2016

Bodegas Arzuaga

Tasting notes of winery's winemaker

VARIETY

Tempranillo 100%

PRODUCTION

960.000 Bordeaux bottles of ¾, 15.000 Magnum bottles and also available in bottles of 3, 5 y 9 liters.

VINEYARDS

This wine has been elaborated from grapes cultivated at the state Finca La Planta, owned by Arzuaga Navarro?s family in uintanilla de Onésimo, the heart of Ribera del Duero. Vines are Tempranillo variety, aged over 20 years old.

The soil is clay-calcareous and the sub-soil is pure limestone at one meter under the surface. The vineyard altitude is 911 meters over the sea level. ese specic conditions provide the distinctive features of the wine.

ELABORATION AND AGEING

Grapes are picked by hand at their optimum ripeness. Bunches are brought to the winery in plastic crates per 15 kilograms and sorted at a sorting table. After de-stemming, grapes are pumped into stainless-steel vats where they macerate at a cool temperature and the alcoholic fermentation takes

place at 22C - 24C.

The swift ageing in French and American oak barrels for 6 months made a wine full of fruit but with maturity and elegance.

RECOMMENDED FOOD AND COMSUPTION

It is a very versatile wine to go with a large number of snacks, from sausages, slightly cured cheese, white meats or traditional stews.

Optimal serving temperature: between 14º C to 16º C.

TASTING

TOTAL (SO2) 100 MG/L

FREE (SO2) 32 MG/L

SUGAR REDUCERS: 1 G/L

Ph: 3,71

ALCOHOLIC GRADE 14,5% VOL.

TOTAL ACIDITY(TARTARIC) 4,55 G/L

VOLATILE ACIDITY (ACETIC) 0,46 G/L

Other awards for this wine

2017 Baco Awards · GOLD

2017 Cinve · SILVER

2017 Mundus Vini · GOLD

2017 Bacchus - GOLD