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MARQUES DE VARGAS 2008 RESERVA BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE VARGAS DOC
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| Harvest dates: | From 13th September to 11th October 2008 |
| Harvest method: | Manually |
| Vineyard: | Pradolagar Estate |
| Soil type: | Poor, shallow, infertile calcareous-clay soils with free drainage |
| Age of vines: | Average 30 years |
| Varieties: | 75% Tempranillo, 25% other varieties |
| Elaboration: | Classic with destemming |
| Fermentation: | In 22,500 litres stainless steel tanks, 11-13 days at 29-30 degrees C |
| Macerations: | Daily remontage and pumping followed by long maceration of 12 days |
| Treatments: | Clarifying? No |
| Filtering? No | |
| Ageing: | Once decanted, and the malolactic fermentation concluded, the ageing period began in January 2009, lasting 22 months |
| Barrels: | 30% new American oak barrels, 40% American, French and Russian 1 year oak barrels, 20% new French and 10% new Russian oak barrels |
| Racking: | To begin, every 5 months, then every 6 months |
| Total ageing: | |
| Bottled: | January 2011 |
| Alcohol: | 14% |
| Total acidity | 5.60 gr/l tartaric |
| PH: | 3.45 |
| Cork: | Natural top quality cork of 49x24 |
| Production: | 208,813 bottles of 75cl |
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