Guardacumbres Red 2023

Harvest: Manual, in 15 kg boxes, on September 27.

Varietals: Mostly Tempranillo, with small amounts of Garnacha and some Graciano vines, all of them dotted randomly throughout the plot, as one often finds in such old vineyards.

Wine-making: Table selection followed by destemming, except for 10% which are kept as whole bunches. Fermentation in open barrels for 12 days with gentle hand punching down to keep the cap moist at all times. Once the alcoholic fermentation is finished, the wine is transferred to three used barrels (French oak) where it undergoes malolactic fermentation. To maintain its purity, the wine has not been subjected to stabilization or filtration processes, so it may have some slight precipitation.

Ageing: 14 months. Three 100% French oak second wine barrels.