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MARQUES DE VARGAS HACIENDA PRADOLAGAR 2001 RESERVA ESPECIAL BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE VARGAS DOC
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| Harvest dates: | 12th October 2001 |
| Harvest method: | Manually |
| Vineyard: | La Victoria (3.3 ha) |
| Soil type: | |
| Age of vines: | Average 33 years |
| Varieties: | 40% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo, 10% Garnacha, 40% Others |
| Elaboration: | Classic with destemming |
| Fermentation: | In 3,000 Kg stainless steel tanks, 12 days at 31 degrees C |
| Macerations: | Daily remontage and pumping. 20 days skin contact after fermentation |
| Treatments: | Clarifying? No |
| Filtering? No | |
| Ageing: | Once decanted, and the malolactic fermentation concluded, the ageing period began on 30th January 2002 |
| Barrels: | 40 new French and Russian oak barrels (made by Seguin Moreau) |
| Racking: | The first 2 rackings every 5 months, then every 6 months |
| Total ageing: | 22 months |
| Bottled: | January 8th 2004 |
| Alcohol: | 14.5% |
| Total acidity | 5.90 gr/l tartaric |
| PH: | 3.45 |
| Cork: | Natural top quality cork of 49x24 |
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