BODEGA Y VIÑEDOS MARTIN BERDUGO SL Martín Berdugo Gran Reserva Red 2017 Ribera del Duero
Description
Viticulture
This wine honors the history of the winery, blending the most up to date vineyard management and monitoring techniques with the traditions and essence of our region and the environment. Tempranillo is the most popular grape in Spain and Gran Reserva is the ultimate in aged wines from Ribera del Duero. The grapes came fromspecially selected old, unirrigated gravel plots of Tinto Fino plants in our own vineyard where yields are low and fruit quality is traditionally exceptional.
Vinification
The grapes were harvested by hand at the optimum moment, in the oldest plots, and passed through a manual selection table to guarantee maximum quality. The alcoholic fermentation lasted 7 to 9 days at a temperature between 26 and 28ºC after a cold pre-fermentation maceration of 3 to 5 days. After a 24-day post-fermentation maceration, the free-run wine was bled and the pressing was separated. A subsequent resting on fine lees ensured greater complexity. The malolacticfermentation took place for 3 to 6 weeks.
Wine aging
This wine was aged for at least 30 months in oak barrels before being rounded off in bottles.