Rosé wine 100% Prieto Picudo - D.O.P. León

Viticulture and enology: the vineyard where this wine comes from is located in Grajal de Campos, a town located in the area known as "Tierra de Campos".

The soils are of yellowish-brown clay-sandy composition from the Vindobonian period (10-15 million years ago). This particular vineyard, which has 4 hectares, also has a lot of boulders on the surface. The altitude is 800 meters, which provides ideal conditions for the generation of aromas and color due to the thermal changes between day and night.

The vineyard is trellised with a planting density of 2200 vines per hectare. This 2023 vintage was harvested on September 4 and was preceded by a particularly rainy autumn (2022), a time when the vines gathered their reserves to withstand the rest of their cycle. This was followed by an atypical winter for our latitudes, as the average temperature was higher than usual and rainfall was scarce. Spring continued with the same trend, with rains at the end of May and beginning of June, which made the plant recover a little from the extreme drought it was suffering. The summer was not extremely hot, so the grapes were able to ripen properly. The rain arrived in mid-September, but by then the grapes were already in the winery. Whenever possible, the grapes are harvested at night to take advantage of the lower temperatures, arriving in the early hours of the morning at low temperatures.

The grapes are then de-stemmed and crushed and sent to a tank with a system to cool them even more, where they remain macerating for a few hours until the desired color is reached. The main objective is to avoid any type of oxidation and to avoid losing the minimum aromatic compound. The must is bled by gravity and directed to another tank to decant for 24 hours, and always without breaking the cold chain. After 24 hours we are left with only the clean must and this is what ferments in tanks at a controlled temperature of 14ºC.

Tasting Notes: fuchsia pink color, very attractive and vivid that attracts attention. On the nose we find a sea of aromas in motion, starting with wild strawberry and raspberry, mixed with citrus such as pink grapefruit and stone fruits such as apricot and peach stone. We also find floral aromas such as magnolia. In the mouth it is surprisingly balanced and fresh while inviting us to have a second glass.

Pairing: it pairs very well with sunset on a terrace and if we get a little hungry, it can be accompanied with a little cod carpaccio or a salad with salmon, red tuna tartar, vegetable salad with prawns or a good grilled octopus.