Marqués de Vargas Red wine

Marqués de Vargas Reserve:

Elaboration: Classic with destemming

Fermentation: In stainless steel tanks of 22,500 Kg, 11\/13 days at 29ºC\/ 30ºC

Maceration: Pumping over and punching down daily. 11 days with the skins once fermentation is finished

Treatment: Neither clarification nor filtration

Aging: Once racked with the malolactic fermentation finished, aging begins in January 2009

Barrels: 30% new American oak 40% American, French and Russian oak of 1 wine 20% new French oak 10% new Russian oak (manufactured by Seguin Moreau and Murua)

Racking: 2 first rackings every 5 months, then every 6 months

Aging: 23 months

Intense cherry red color with violet edges. Excellent combination of berries or red fruits such as strawberry and raspberries with a background of sweet licorice. Great balance in acidity together with silky tannins trigger a warm entry into the mouth and a long aftertaste, a wine to enjoy.