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MILSETENTAYSEIS TINTO

Milsetentayseis Tinto 2021

Milsetentayseis Tinto es la interpretación de un paisaje extraordinario en la Ribera del Duero. Viña vieja, altitud, clima extremo, orografía abrupta, variedades ancestrales y la mineralidad de unos suelos que aportan una complejidad única a este entorno.

Milsetentayseis Tinto is the identity of the unique environment of Fuentenebro. Among valleys, crags and hollows grows an ancentral vineyard that raises the viticulture between 920 and 1,100 meters of altitude. Great variability of soils where the clay loam texture prevails with a high ferric component that gives the plots an intense reddish color. The remains of Aguacae’s old mining operations coexist with the winemaking activity, providing a great mi neral richness. Freshness and elegance. The commitment to express the extraordinary personality of its origin.

The 2021 vintage was characterized by a winter of abundant rainfall that favored the vegetative development of the vines. The snow accumulated during the passage of Filomena increased the vine’s water reserves. The organic management and the cultural techniques used in the vineyard allowed the vines to grow homogeneously. Budbreak took place in April without any climatic or plant health incidents. The absence of rain during the summer with mild temperatures allowed for optimum health control of the vineyard. Very good yields were obtained in the vineyard with high quality grapes. The harvest took place between September 22 and October 15.

The small plots of Milsetentayseis are located in one of the most unique areas of Ribera del Duero: Fuentenebro, an ancestral vineyard that has transcended the years and reveals a past of extraordinary varietal richness that we seek to preserve and make visible. The biodiversity, the mesoclimate of the environment and the altitude, between 920 and 1,100 meters, mark the character of the varieties that are grown and express their potential in extreme situations. In this environment we find the intense red of the clays which, together with the fragments of feldspar, quartz and mica, give the vines a very marked identity of their own. This philosophy of respect for the environment allows us to work organically in viticulture.

The grapes for Milsetentayseis Tinto 2021 were harvested by hand after an exhaustive selection of clusters in each plot. Subsequently, in the winery, a double selection is made: cluster and berry. In order to respect the raw material as much as possible, the must is made by gravity. Each small plot is vinified separately, which allows us to enhance the maximum expression of each vineyard and soil. The winery has different formats to carry out these micro-vinifications: small wooden vats, concrete and stainless steel tanks and even clay amphorae. Milsetentayseis Tinto has spent eighteen months aging in French oak barrels and foudres and twelve months aging in the bottle before being released to the market. Finally, it has been clarified with natural organic egg whites. The wine, for
greater protection, contains sulfites. It was bottled in late spring 2023.

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