VINEYARDS1890 Manzanos Singular Vineyard. This Garnacha vineyard was planted in 1981 in the town of Aldeanueva de Ebro (La Rioja). It is a vineyard in a 3 arms old bush of 2.28 Ha of extension located on a hillside at 420 meters of altitude with east orientation where it has very good conditions of light and temperature. It is a low production vineyard where the quality of the grapes is exceptional to be able to make our Singular Vineyard wine 1890 Manzanos. Clay-loam soil, of medium depth with areas of round stones and white pebbles. Continental Mediterranean climate where winters are long and cold, with moderate rainfall, and summers are short and warm with strong temperature contrast between day and night. In addition, it is an area that is cha- racterized by the influence of the cold and dry wind from the northwest called Cierzo which runs through the valley of the Ebro river.
WINEMAKINGManual harvest in 12 kg boxes with a first selection of clusters in the vineyard anda second selection in the winery on the table before entering the tank. Maximum fermentation temperature of 24 °C to obtain a fresher, more varietal and herbal aroma and thus achieve a more elegant and rounder mouthfeel. 3 days of pre-fer- mentation maceration at 8 °C without moving or pumping over the must. From then on, the cold is suppressed and the daily punch-down process begins with one in the morning and one in the afternoon, plus a gentle pumping-over at midday. No commercial yeasts, enzymes or tanninsare used. Special attention is paid to the development of the correct acidity of this wine during the process. The grapes were added to the tank with 10% of whole grapes as it is a more Mediterranean vintage. Total maceration time: 3 days of pre-fermen- tative maceration without pumping over. 13 days of fermentation with two punch- downs and a daily pumping-over. 6 days of post-fermentation maceration with only the cap being watered once a day. Pressing and blending of the yolk wine with the first press fraction. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Bodegas Manzanos gives its name to the group of wineries that best represents the identity of the Fernández de Manzanos family. These are three wineries: Azagra and Haro, in the Rioja DOCa and Campanas, in the Navarra DO. In these, the young team of the fifth generation of the family produces quality wines that are already acclaimed around the world. Its quality is already determined by its origin: its own extensive vineyard that they treat with the care of those who appreciate the difference of the fruit of nature.
Their vineyard extension in different sub-areas of the appellations gives them the power to play with the nuances of the terroir and the exquisite production process is completed in their cellars. In Rioja they have the emblematic and oldest winery of the denomination in Haro and its contemporary winery in Azagra, both using gravity as the architectural principle of production. Campanas is also the oldest in the Navarra DO. Years of sustained growth guarantee these young people who earn the respect and reputation of their wines day after day.