APPELLATION: D.O. La Mancha
GRAPE VARIETAL: 100% Monastrell
VITICULTURE: Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Goblet trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand,
with minimal human intervention. Harvested by hand.
ALTITUDE: 2,100-2,250 ft.
SOILS: Sandy iron rich soils intermixed with small stones and chalk. Very poor in organic matter. 5ft.
beneath the surface is a layer of red clay.
CLIMATE: Continental. Large temperature swings between day and night. Precipitation is very rare. A
very arid climate with rain exclusively falling at the end of fall and during the winter. More than 3,000
hours of sun per year.
HARVEST: Middle of September
WINEMAKING:
AGING: 6 months in second vintage French oak Bordelaise and Burgundy barrels. Tarima is aged in the
barrels used for the previous vintage’s Tarima Hill.
WINEMAKER: Rafael Cañizares
UPC#: 853891002093
750ml / 12pk