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MARQUES DE VARGAS HACIENDA PRADOLAGAR 2005 RESERVA ESPECIAL BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE VARGAS DOC
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| Harvest dates: | 10th October 2005 |
| Harvest method: | Manually |
| Vineyard: | La Victoria (3.3 ha) |
| Soil type: | Free draining, poor, shallow and infertile calcareous-clay soils |
| Age of vines: | Average 36 years |
| Varieties: | 40% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo, 10% Garnacha, 40% Others |
| Elaboration: | Classic with destemming |
| Fermentation: | In 3,000 litres 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 18th January 2006 |
| Barrels: | 30 new French and Russian oak barrels (made by Seguin Moreau) |
| Racking: | The first rackings every 4 months, then every 6 months |
| Total ageing: | 22 months |
| Bottled: | January 2008 |
| Alcohol: | 14% |
| Total acidity | 5.90 gr/l tartaric |
| PH: | 3.40 |
| Cork: | Natural top quality cork of 49x24 |
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