Sufreiral

César Márquez Pérez · Bierzo, Spain

Powerful yet elegant with red cherry, cranberry, and plum aromas.

Farming
Minimal intervention

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
85% Mencia, 10% Alicante Bouschet, 5% white grapes and other varieties. The vineyard
contemplates a mixture of up to 12 varieties.

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1908

Vessel
12 months in French oak barrels with 5 uses and 400 liters

Vineyard Yield
2,000-3,000 kg/ha

Soil Type
Limestone

Annual Production
744 bottles

Vinification
Fermentation is carried out in 1,000 liters open container with 25% whole cluster. The grapes are gently stepped on so that a part of the skins remain whole in the fermentation, which is carried out spontaneously with wild yeast. The maceration was carried out for 60 days, in which the work consisted of sinking daily the cap manually, without breaking it. After the bleeding and pressing is done, we let it settle for 7 days. After this, it is put into two 600-liter barrels and left to stand for 1 year.