Sufreial Vino de Paraje 2022
Sufreiral was created with the motivation of making a wine from a place where no one makes wine only from the grapes of that place. Other distinctive features of the region are the altitude, ventilation and limestone soil, which is rare in El Bierzo.
The Sufreiral used to be a highly coveted area because of its orientation and its limestone soil. The intention of the wine is to represent the place, intervening as little as possible in it, working as they did in the old days, with whole grapes and without the use of pumps.
Vinification: The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in 1,000-liter vats, with 15% whole grapes. The grapes are gently trodden with the feet so that part of the grapes remains whole during fermentation, which is carried out spontaneously by the yeasts themselves without the addition of any other yeast.
Maceration took place over 25 days, during which each day consisted of sinking the cap a little with the hands, without breaking it.
After 35 days, the wine was bled and pressed, and left to decant for 7 days.
After 7 days, the wine is placed in 500 and 600 liter barrels and left to rest for 12 months.
Grape Varieties: 85% mencia, 12% alicante Bouschet, 3% white grapes.
Winemaker: Cesar Marquez Perez
