Matallana 2006

COMPAÑIA DE VINOS TELMO RODRIGUEZ

Matallana
2006

Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Ribera del Duero
Varietal(s)
Tinto Fino
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Aging vessel type
100% new French oak barrels
Length of aging
15-18 months
Producer's website

About this winery

In 1994, Pablo Eguzkiza and Telmo Rodríguez, along with a third oenologist, created a Garnacha from old bush vineyards in Navarra. The wine was called Alma (soul). This is how the business started, originally under the name of Compañía de Vinos de La Granja. The name was a declaration of intent: it made it clear that the company would be producing more wines in the future and contained a homage to La Granja, the famous glassworks, a centre of outstanding Spanish craftwork that has all but...

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Production notes

Pruning: 100% bush vine
Soil: Pleistocen fluvials terraces, chalky soils and soils developed from conglomerates
Viticulture: 4,5 Has of own vineyards worked in organic in process of getting the certification
Harvest: Selection in vineyard. 100% hand picking
Fermentation: Native yeasts
Fermentation tank: Oak wooden casks of 3000 kg
Maturing: 15-18 months in 100% new French oak barrels
Bottling date: July 2008