FINCA LA MARIA M a r q u é s d e Ve l i l l a F in ca L a M a r ia is r e ve a le d a s a very i nteresti ng w i ne w i th surpri si ng aromati c sensati ons on pal ate. I t has the t yp i c a l c h a r a c t e r i stics o f a yo u n g win e with a su b tle hi nt of i ts stay i n casks that provi des i t w i th a pl easant, compl ex pe rs onal i ty. W i t h o u t a n y d o u b ts it is a cla ssic win e fr o m a e xce llent vi ntage, frui t of pai nstaki ng w ork at the vi neyard and i n the w i nery bas ed o n r e s p e c t f o r t h e p e r so n a lity o f th e te r r o ir ; o u r p r ime goal .
VINTAGE G oo d
REGION D. O. R i b e r a d e l D u e r o
GRAPE VARIETIES 100 % Te m p r a n i l l o f r o m o u r “ L a M a r ía ” e sta te .
WINE Red w i n e
HARVEST M an u a l . O c t o b e r 2 0 1 3 .
AGEING The w i n e w a s a g e d i n F r e n ch a n d Am e r ica n o a k b a r r e l s for 12 months, fol l ow ed by a f u r t h e r 6 m o n t hs in th e b o ttle , a llo win g it to r e a ch i ts opti mal evol uti on.
TASTING NOTES C o l o u r : C h e r r y - r e d , cle a n a n d b r ig h t. Ar o m a s : F l o r a l a r om a s co m p le m e n te d with sp icy a n d bal sami c notes from the oak. Ba l a n c e d a n d e l e ga n t. On p a l a t e : R o u n d o n th e a tta ck b u t co n p e r so n a lity, on pal ate ri pe frui t and spi ces w e l l i n t e g r a t e d w i th p le a sa n t ta n n in s.
SERVING TEMPERATURE B etw e e n 1 6 a n d 1 7 º C
Thi s w i n e h a s n o t b e e n su b je ct to a n y sta b ilisa tio n tr eatments; therefore a smal l am o u n t o f s e d i m e n t m a y a p p e a r in th e b o ttle . De ca n ting recommended.
TEST RESULT A lco h o l c o n t e n t : 1 3 ,5 % vo l.
BODEGA MARQUES DE VELILLA - RIBERA DEL DUERO
RESPECT FOR OUR SOILS A n in-d e p t h s u r v e y o f ou r 1 8 3 h e cta r e s o f vin e ya r d s a n d ex haus t i v e t e s t i n g o f s o ils h a ve le d u s to id e n tify 1 8 d ifferent t y pes o f t e r r o i r w h i c h w e te n d d yn a m ica lly. O ur s o i l s c o n s i s t m a i n l y o f cla y, g r a ve l, sa n d a n d lim e . This t y p e o f s o i l p r o d u c e s win e s th a t sta n d o u t fo r th e p ow er c onf er r e d b y t h e c l a y, wh ile th e g r a ve l a n d sa n d p r o vid e a delic at e f i n e s s e a n d t h e lim e g ive s th e m d e p th a n d a r ich gamut o f n u a n c e s .
THE PERSONALITY OF THE TERROIR A res p e c t f o r t h e i d e n t ity o f th e te r r o ir a n d b e in g a b le to transmi t i ts personal i ty t hroug h o u r w i n e s i s t h e m a xim th a t le a d s o u r g r a p e g r o wi ng and w i nemaki ng t as k s . O u r p h i l o s o p h y is b a se d o n th e u se o f a p p r o ve d e nvi ronmental l y-fri endl y produc t s t h a t m e e t b i o lo g ica l a g r icu ltu r e r e q u ir e m e n ts.
MANUAL HARVEST The gr a p e s u s e d t o m a ke o u r M a r q u é s d e Velilla F i n c a L a M a r í a we r e se le ctive ly pic k ed b y h a n d i n e a r l y Octo b e r. T h e prox im i t y o f t h e v i n e y a rd s to th e b o d e g a and a t r a n s p o r t m e t h o d b a se d o n sm a ll quant i t i e s a t a t i m e e n s u r e th a t th e y will arriv e i n o p t i m u m c o n d itio n a t th e ce lla r.