The climatological characteristics of this vintage 2011, that will constrain the character of our wines, we can summarize them in: winter soft and low precipitation, spring with high temperatures that overtook the vegetative cycle of the vineyard in an important way, followed by a summer with peak temperatures during July and August, and a total absence of rain. The months of September and October have brought us very high temperatures every day, unusual in our area. A dry year, only 400 lit. per square meter in Samaniego, whereas we usually have an average of about 600 lit.
We began the harvest the 21st of September (the 1st of October in 2010), picking the viura and malvasia grapes, with a excellent sanity and maturation, and ending the collection of the last tempranillo grapes October 12. Due to the high temperatures, we only collected grapes during the morning, preventing grapes coming in the cellar with too high temperatures. Even so the use of refrigeration in the cellar has been very important in order to delaying the fermentations, that finally did start, and are going very well.
Today, we are satisfied with the result of the vintage, the wines are very expressive, with a true fruit . We are still waiting for the development of the malolactic fermentations, and the consolidation of the anthocyanins and tannins that in vintages of a quick ripening can represent a risk.
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