Harvest: October 4th–12th. Hand-picked and selected from the vines by the harvester, who are all members of the family.The grapes were collected in plastic crates holding 12 to 20 kg, stackable for easy transportation
Wine process: Night harvest, keeping the grapes at 6 degrees until remove branches at 07:00 am, to maintain the temperature. Deposited the must fermentation was delayed 4 days (maceration), temperatures between 6 to 10 degrees. Natural yeast on the skin grapes entering the winery, without additives, all natural. The wines was pump 3 times a day to break the cap and extract the richest colour possible. The alcoholic fermentation lasted 7-8 days, the temperature was controlled between 27 to 29 degrees. Pip extraction reaching 20% using delestages method. Only first must. Just run juice. The malolactic fermentation was done in new barrels, the winery acclimated to (20-22 °) and fermentation took into barrels 20 days. Sediments cleaned pumping to same type of barrels and adding Albumin. Unfiltered.
Bottling: In November the wine is put to different barrels. 60% French, 40% American, blend type, fine grain, medium toast + .After 15 months in barrel was bottled in February 2013, where it rests until the day of their labeling and subsequent consumption. Monthly wine tasting from the bottles to check when their optimal time of consumption.
Tasting Note:
· Colour: Intense, with much dye. Deep colour, well defined. Cherry red with purple accents in the rim. Important glyceric charge. Clean, bright and stunning vibrancy for time in the barrel.
· Nose: Powerful and balanced, without trimmings. Balance between aromas of oak and fruit aromas (black fruit), not acidic (ripe currant), intense aromas of blackberry and black plum in compote. Full maturity, with aromas of cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, caramel and balsamic. Señorio de Caleruega is a complex wine with very interesting nose. Is intense (for alcohol) without being alcoholic. It is a very balanced wine on the nose
· On the palate: Powerful, with ripe tannins without harshness, even with the tannic, it passes through the mouth without leaving dryness, it is fresh, lively, it passes tremendously well. Alcohol integrated and with nice acidity. Eternal finish.
On the banks of the Duero, keeping the richness of a soil that was once a river, the lands where our wines are born extend.
Linaje Garsea wines are born from the love of 7 brothers who receive the legacy and try to turn it into an expression of respect, passion and good work.
Third generation family winery with its own vineyard (55 hectares) with vineyards over 45 years, distributed by the D.O. Ribera del Duero.
The most important pillars of the Winery are the Naturality and Health of the wines. Wines made in an artisanal and natural way, which reflect the rich soils from which they come and the magic of knowing how to combine the different types of French, American, Spanish and Hungarian oak barrels. All this with the Tempranillo grape as the protagonist who lets itself be loved and cared for in dry land that does not admit anything other than the natural environment and the sustainability.
We invite you to discover our wines, full of flavor, expressive and with character. But if you like white varieties, don't miss our Verdejo 100% from D.O. Rueda as well as our rosé from D.O. Cigales
If you are looking for high expression wines, then you are in the most successful place.