Pegaso Granito 2008

COMPAÑIA DE VINOS TELMO RODRIGUEZ

Pegaso Granito
2008

Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Vino de la tierra
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Castilla y léon
Varietal(s)
Grenache 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Aging vessel type
French oak barrels
Length of aging
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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Product notes

Pruning: Old bush vine
Soil: Place between 800 and 1000 m of altitude. Granite develop from magma origin. Flat shallow soils of coarse texture and low water retention capacity (dry soils)
Viticulture: Traditional organic
Harvest: Hand picking in cases of 14 kg

Production notes

Fermentation: Native yeast without additives
Fermentation tank: Stainless steel tanks of 4000 kg