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CASTILLO DE ALMANSA 2012 RESERVA BODEGAS PIQUERAS DO
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| Harvest dates: | Start September - end October |
| Harvest method: | Manually |
| Vineyard: | 110 hectares, single estate, 750-900 metres altitude |
| Soil type: | Nutrient poor, calcareous, limestone rich, scarce rainfall |
| Age of vines: | 33-55 years |
| Varieties: | 50% Monastrell, 30% Garnacha Tintorera, 20% Tempranillo |
| Elaboration: | Hand selection of ripest bunches at the winery. |
| Fermentation: | |
| Macerations: | Each variety separately, 3-4 weeks at 27-28deg C, followed by fermentation |
| Treatments: | Clarifying? |
| Filtering? | |
| Ageing: | 12 months in barrel, 9-12 months in bottle after gentle filtration |
| Barrels: | New American oak |
| Racking: | Several times as young wine, then stored in stainless steel tanks 8-10 months prior to blending. |
| Total ageing: | |
| Bottled: | |
| Alcohol: | 14.0% |
| Total acidity | 5.50 gr/l tartaric |
| PH: | |
| Cork: | Synthetic cork |
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