Marqués de Cáceres - Crianza Rioja | Spanish Red Wine

VINEYARDS AND YIELDS
Selection of small plots from Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. Low yields, less than 6.500kg/Ha.

TERRAIN
Mainly clay-like and calcareous. Plots from Rioja Alta with ferrous sub-soil.

VINIFICATION
A temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation is carried out of the carefully de-stemmed clusters in stainless-steel tanks. A prolonged maceration with the skins of up to 20 days follows, in order to extract colour, aromasand tannic structure. Malolactic fermentation in carried out between new barrels and stainless-steel tanks, depending on the plots and their areas. Once this is complete, all wines go into barrel with subsequent racking every 6 months.