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MARQUES DE VARGAS 2004 RESERVA BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE VARGAS DOC
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| Harvest dates: | From 1st to 12th October 2004 |
| Harvest method: | Manually |
| Vineyard: | Pradolagar Estate |
| Soil type: | |
| Age of vines: | Average 26 years |
| Varieties: | 75% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo, 5% Garnacha, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Elaboration: | Classic with destemming |
| Fermentation: | In 22,500 Kg stainless steel tanks, 11/13 days at 29/30 degrees C |
| Macerations: | Daily remontage and pumping |
| Treatments: | Clarifying? No clarification nor filtration used to keep the wine as natural as possible |
| Filtering? | |
| Ageing: | Once decanted, and the malolactic fermentation concluded, the ageing period began in January 2005 |
| Barrels: | 30% new American oak barrels, 40% American/French/Russian oak barrels (1 wine), 20% new French oak barrels, 10% new Russian oak barrels (made by Seguin Moreau and Murua) |
| Racking: | The first rackings every 5 months, then every 6 months |
| Total ageing: | 23 months |
| Bottled: | January 2007 |
| Alcohol: | 14% |
| Total acidity | 5.90 gr/l tartaric |
| PH: | 3.40 |
| Cork: | Natural top quality cork of 49x24 |
| Production: | 306, 983 bottles |
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