EL APRENDIZ RED 6 MONTHS BARREL

THE APPRENTICE RED PRIETO PICUDO 6 MONTHS IN OAK BARRELS

-Description:

El Aprendiz red is a wine with an excellent quality-price ratio. It is a red wine elaborated 100% with the prieto picudo variety, coming from our vineyards located in the south of the province of León, and aged for 6 months in French and American oak barrels, of fourth and fifth use. It is a very easy to drink wine, which wants to resemble his older brothers, El Médico and El Músico.

-Viticulture:

Wine made 100% with the unique and native variety prieto picudo existing in our vineyards in the southern part of the province of León.

-Soil:

Deep, acidic, very poor soils, sandy loam texture, with a large amount of gravel and boulders.

-Winemaking:

Harvest: Manual in 25 kg boxes.

Cold pre-maceration for 72 hours in stainless steel tanks at 8ºC.

Alcoholic fermentation for 10-12 days at 28ºC.

Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

Aging in fourth and fifth use barrels for a minimum of 6 months. 75% French oak (Allier), 25% American oak (Missouri).

Clarification method with vegetable gelatin and bentonite.

Stabilization method: No cold stabilization (may present precipitates of strictly natural origin).

Amicrobic filtration through 1 micron

-Tasting notes:

To the eye it presents a nice intense garnet red dress, clean and bright.

On the nose, ripe red fruits are present with a background of noble woods.

In the mouth it is dry, fresh, velvety, balanced and persistent.

-Family: Red wines

-Origin: León. Spain

-Brand: El Aprendiz

-Type of wine: Red wine aged in oak for 6 months.

-Quality label: I.G.P. Castilla y León

-Vineyard age: More than 35 years old.

-Vineyard conduction: Trellis training.

-Origin of the grapes: 100% own

-Vineyard control: 100% by technicians of the winery

Wine suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan consumers.