Winery:Casa Aurora
Winemaking: Germán R. Blanco
Viticulture: Germán R. Blanco
Wine name: BIBA Viñas Viejas
Vintage: 2023
Vintage classification: Excellent
Bottling date: August 2024
Vineyards: Valderreguera. El Santo.
Altitude: 780 m.s.m.n
Region: High Bierzo
Su región: Las Ventas de Albares
Soils: mainly clay
Grape varieties: Palomino, (80%) , Godello y Doña Blanca (20%)
Vineyard age: 80 years old.
Pruning: Traditional bush vines
Irrigation: no
Suckering: no
Leaf-plucking: no
Green harvesting: no
Harvesting: by hand (strict selection)
Harvest date: last week of September 2023
Destalking: yes
Crushing: yes
Sulphur: Minimal dose at bottling
Tanks: stainless steel .
Pre-fermentation maceration: no
Fermentation with indigenous yeast with no other additives
Fermentation temperature: 15-16 °C+/-
Pumping over / punching down:
Malolactic fermentation: No
Ageing : 13 months in .500 l. barrel.
Filtration: yes, very soft
Clarification: No
Stabilization: No
Alcohol: 13 % by vol.
Production 2023 : 400 bottles of 1,5l