Capitán Fanegas

Marqués de Arviza · Rioja, Spain

Capitán Fanegas Tinto is a wine of great concentration with intense red and black fruits from tempranillo, combined with delicate floral aromas typical of the Graciano variety. It is a powerful wine, with silky tannins and bright acidity.

Farming
Organic practices

Varietal
60% Tempranillo (El Paletón)
40% Graciano

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1990

Vessel
Oak barrel aging for 16 months and 6 months in concrete tanks before bottling and minimum of 18 months in the bottle

Vineyard Yield
37 hl/ha

Soil Type
El Paleton is a mixture of sand and white clay, with a large percentage of rocks.
Los Olmos is red clay with pebbles with a really deep texture.

Annual Production
4,000 bottles

Vinification
Manual harvest. Grapes selected in a sorting table and destemmed; then they are placed in concrete tanks manually. Controlled alcoholic fermentation in a temperature range of 26º-28º with natural yeast. Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks.