Sofros “P&M” 2016

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Wine tasting:

Stunning coloring intensity after 28 months in new barrels. Shimmering flashes of bluish hues will marvel our eyes. Dark robe wine. Expressive, variety of fruit aromas, with subtle notes of wood, licorice and spices. Fresh on the palate, pleasant and polished tannins, fruit notes again, long finish. Deep. Due to its tannic charge and craftsmanship, the wine may present precipitation with the passing of time in the bottle.
The enologist:
Ramiro Carbajo Del Río.

Winery:

We continue working in rented facilities, where we have our deposits, barrels and everything necessary to continue maintaining a craft and respectful production with the grape and wine, trying to emulate our ancestors.


Technical information:

Wine name and harvest year: Sofros "P&M" 2016.

Designation of origin: D.O. Toro.

Technical manager: Ramiro Carbajo del Río.

Production: 2.500 bottles.

Viticulture: Made with tinta de toro grape from very gently cared vineyards of 5 hectares,of 90 years of age, head-pruned, located in a villaje called Morales de Toro in the territorial región of Zamora, at a 705 metres of altitude.
2016, the persisting high temperatures in a long endless summer, without storms or rainfall, made a difference in alcoholic and phenolic ripeness and caused a 15 to 30-day delay in harvest compared to the previous campaign.

Soil: Sediments of sandstones, clays and limestones, with boulders on surface. Low content of organic material and an unbalanced on acidit and Ph.


Vineyard age: 89 years.

Pruning system: Goblet.

Grape harvest: 12 of September, harvested in 15 kg. boxes.

Grape variety: Tinta de Toro.

Packaging:

Format: 6 bottles on wood box.

Pre-fermentation process:

Duration: 4 days.

Temperature: 4 °C.

Alcoholic fermentation:

Duration: 10 days with native yeasts.

Temperature: At 20 °C reaching up to 30°C during some hours.

Malolactic fermentation:

On barrels.

In to new French oak barrels, with inoculation of lactic bacteria

Maturing in casks:

Capacity: 225 liters.

Moment of usage: New barrels, we change them every year.

Type: French oak 100 %.

Grain size: Very fine.

Roast: Medium.

Aging: 26 months.

Switches: 3.

Physical-Chemical properties:

Alcoholic strength by volume: 15% vol.

Total acidity content: 5,6 g/l

Residual sugar: <2 g/l.

pH: 3,6.

Clarification: Without clarifying.

Filtration: No filtration.