Mar de Frades

High temperatures started from the beginning of autumn and slowed down the fall of the leaf. The beginning of pruning came in November, and the lack of rainfall made 2019 the driest winter since 2012. The vegetative cycle began 15 days in advance. Strong winds and thermal contrasts between day and night caused a scarce flowering; the rainfall only arrived in June, andas a result, we had smaller and less compact bunches. The rains ended with the beginning of maturation, resulting in fresher, more Atlantic wines. The harvest began on September 5th and lasted until the end of the month.

Healthy and fresh grape bunches where transported from the vineyard to the cellar, there they are stored chilled for a few hours until they arrive at the sorting table, where only the chosen grapes, 58% of the total, descend to the Ganymede macerators vats. filled with CO2, they are macerated with their skins for 32 hours to obtain intense and floral musts; anotherpart of the grapes, 21%, are taken directly to the presses, where, in an inert environment, a tropical and saline must is obtained, which is then macerated with the Ganimede method for another 72 hours. The musts ferment slowly with their own yeasts for 3 weeks. After some days the thick lees are removed, and the wine remains for 6 months with a periodical battonage until it is filtered and bottled.