Sofros “P&M” 2017

Wine tasting:

Vivid and eye-catching shades, clean. A jewel in a glass.
Memories of my grandfather’s stews; spices, jam… pleasant scents that excite our senses.
As it dissolves in the palate, we taste elegant stone fruits, a touch of scrubland, and spices of ours, of our land, of our barrels.
We wake up to an empty bottle!
Grand after-taste!
Oenologist: 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" 2017.

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.
2017, difficult vintage, two frosts (late April and early May) along with hail, as well as the pressing drought, will constrain the work of winemakers and winegrowers.

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: 90 years.

Pruning system: Goblet.

Grape harvest: 17 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: 7 °C.

Alcoholic fermentation:

Duration: 12 days with native yeasts.

Temperature: At 22°C reaching up to 30°C during some hours.

Malolactic fermentation:

On barrels.

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: 27 months.

Switches: Five.

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.