Sotero Pintado, Prephiiloxeric La Reguilona, IGT Castilla y Leon, organic wine red

Sotero Pintado, Prephiloxeric, La Reguilona, IGT Castilla y Leon, organic wine red, 2018, in  Conversion, from € 35.10

An older vineyard with unrooted vines that were planted before and during the phylloxera plague (Philoxera) will hardly be found anywhere else in Europe. Phylloxera, which was introduced from America, destroyed almost all European vines by eating their roots. Since then, European vine branches have been grafted onto American vine roots that are resistant to phylloxera. In this way, European viticulture was revived from the 20th century onwards. This process could be described as the first successful biological plant protection measure.

It is often assumed that the original, i.e. unrooted, vines would produce better wines. With the wine Sotero Pintado Prephiloxeric "La Reguilona" you have the opportunity to convince yourself of this.

Organic wine - profile

• Color: deep, glass-coloring, dark red
• Nose: Generously opening scents of dark and red wild berries, dark ripe cherries, diverse but less prominent notes of flint, sweet Spices such as licorice, vanilla, noble traces of lightly toasted oak.
• Mouth: powerful, concentrated aromas, initially fruity, then you feel the perfect balance between alcohol, acidity and fine, velvety tannins. These are the characteristics of a fine, elegant wine with an incredible length in the aftertaste.
• Drinking recommendation: at 16 to 18° C you can of course enjoy it with tasty dishes or just concentrate on wine and retreat into a quiet corner.

Awarded organic wine

92/100 points Guia Penin

Organic wine production Bodega Sotero Pintado, La Reguilona Prephyloxeric, IGP Castilla y Leon, in transition

The grapes come from unrooted vines that were planted before and during the phylloxera plague and, miraculously, not from it like almost all vines in Europe were destroyed. Some of them are now as thick as tree trunks. On the stony soil in the La Reguilioma vineyard, they stand far apart in a bush shape and drive their roots deep into the soil, where they can still absorb moisture and dissolved minerals despite the dry and hot climate.

These high-quality grapes are harvested by hand, transported to the winery in 15 kg boxes and carefully processed before mashing and fermentation controlled and selected. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with the grapes' own yeasts in 500 liter French oak barrels and takes approximately 25 days. The wine then matures for 12 months in 500 l barrels, which leave the wine with its fruity components and give it less woody and smokey aromas. After being bottled, this wine matures in bottles for a further 12 months before it is allowed to leave the Bodega Sotero Pintado .

The organic wine (in transition) at a glance

• Wine type: red wine, dry
• Growing area: Castilla y Leon
• Bodega/ winery - producer: Bodega Sotero Pintado
• Grape varieties: 100% Fino Tinto (Tempranillo) 122 and 150 years old
• Mash and fermentation: 25 days in 500 liter French oak barrels
• Aging: 12 months in 500 l French oak barrels, 12 months in bottles.
• Bottler: Bodega Sotero Pintado
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2018
• Storage: 20 years from vintage
• Alcohol: 14% Vol.
• Suitable for vegans
• Allergens: Contains sulfites
• Organic wine certified ES-ECO-016-CL
• We purchase this wine directly from the Bodega Sotero Pintado, Calle Jardines, 15, Benegiles, Zamora, Spain

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