Marques de Vargas Hacienda Pradolagar 2015

The grapes are hand-selected and placed in 15 kg crates. Only 2,500 liters of this wine are aged in new Russian and French oak barrels. At Marques de Vargas, sustainable farming is practiced without the use of herbicides or pesticides. The wine is made traditionally but with modern technology, and it is bottled without fining or filtering.

The "La Victoria" vineyard extends over 3.3 hectares and has 50-year-old vines growing in clay and calcareous soil.

Grapes: 52% Tempranillo, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Garnacha, 2% Maturana, 3% Graciano.

Production process: The grapes are destemmed in the classic way. Fermentation takes place in a 3,000 kg stainless steel tank over 15 days at 31ºC, with daily pumping over and punching, and 20 days of maceration.

Ageing: Malolactic fermentation takes place in both tanks and barrels. The wine is aged for 24 months in new French and Russian oak barrels, with regular taxes every 4 months initially and then every 6 months.

Bottled in January 2018.

Production: 3,000 bottles (750 ml).

Alcohol content: 14%.

Vintage 2015: An excellent DOCa. Rioja with a favorable climate that ensured an excellent vegetative and hygienic condition as well as moderate production yields.

Tasting notes: The wine has a ruby ​​red color and an intense aroma with notes of balsamic, spices, mint, truffle and a sweet background. It has a good structure, is round and broad with elegant, polished sweet tannins.

Serving temperature: 17-18ºC. It is recommended to decant the wine before serving.