Pegaso Pizarra 2009

COMPAÑIA DE VINOS TELMO RODRIGUEZ

Pegaso Pizarra
2009

Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Vino de la tierra
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Castilla y léon
Varietal(s)
Grenache 100 %
Alcohol percentage
15%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Aging vessel type
French oak barrels
Length of aging
30 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

Area: Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla y León
Town: Cebreros (Avila)
Place: Arrebatacapas, La Redonda
Grape variety: 100% Garnacha
Pruning: Old bush vine
Soil: Slate slopes
Viticulture: Traditional organic
Harvest: Hand picking in cases

Production notes

Fermentation: Native yeast
Fermentation tank: Wooden cask of 3000 kg
Maturing: 24-30 months in French oak barrel of 500 litres from different origin
Bottling date: July 2010