Technical specs L’Antana 2009

D.O: Penedès

Vintage: 2009

Varieties: Merlot 100%

Origin: All the grapes come from a single plot of 0.55 ha, 67 years. Planted with slight slope. With a planting of 1,2×2,8m. Average production of 8000kg / ha.

Viticulture: Following the concepts of organic viticulture (in process of conversion) was not till the vines, only cases credited much needed fertilizers and organic origin, no pesticides or herbicides are used. During the summer held jobs in green, where green shoots that do not interest us are removed, the coppicing are removed, and in July proceed to do green harvest, ie, we fall to the ground 50 % of the grapes, to enhance the concentration of sugars and minerals, which will give us more character and personality to our wine. These so restrictive production practices help us to achieve maximum expression of the land.

Winemaking: After stringent controls maturation proceed to manual vintage in boxes of 10kg. Selection of grapes in the vineyard to our collectors. Before the arrival of the grapes at the winery, passed 24-48 hours in a cold room, to cool the grapes at 5-6 º C. Then it is stemming, crushing and maceration in stainless steel tanks, where it will maceration cold 4-6 days. Subsequently fermented with natural, indigenous yeasts of the vineyard itself.

Aging: Add as 12-14 months in French oak barrels of very fine-grained and medium roast. The boots are new, one, two, and three wines, to keep the fruit.

Analytical:

Alcohol: 114,1 % vol.

SO2 L/T : 24 / 67

AVR: 0.68 gr/L

Total Acidity : 3.97 g/L

PH: 3,75