Bodegas y Viñedos Gancedo

Xestal

Aging:

12 months

Vineyard's age:

60-100 years

D.O.:

Bierzo

Grape variety:

Mencía

Vintage:

2012

Vineyard:

Bush vines

Soil:

Silt loam, a little clay

Elaboration process:

Bush vines planted in a frame that allows us to have more than 3,800 vines/ha. Viticulture is traditional and production is 1.5-2 kg /vine. The winemaking process is in stainless steel tanks and malolactic fermentation and aging in French oak barrels.

Alcohol degree:

14º

Production:

32.362 bottles

Packaging:

Six bottle boxes

Tasting notes:

Intense cherry color. Fresh nose: red fruits, flowers, spices. In the mouth it is full- bodied, good balanced and persistent.

Grading:

Parker WA 93 91 92 | Tanzer IWC 91 90 91 91 | G. Peñín 91 90 92 93

Comments:

The wine is not marketed until the fifth year after the harvest.