Winery: Casa Aurora.
Winemaking: Germán R. Blanco.
Viticulture: Germán R. Blanco.
Wine name: Clos Pepín
Vintage: 2023
Vintage classification: Very good
Bottling: October 2024
Vineyards: Valdecontina y La Mendañona. Grapes bought to winegrowers of the village and organically cultivated under our supervision
Altitude: 810-970 msmn
Location: Albares de la Ribera
Region: Bierzo Alto
Soils: clay
Grape varieties: Mencía,(60%), Garnacha Tintorera, Palomino, (20%), Garnacha, Grana Negro.
Vineyard age: 69 years old
Pruning: Traditional bush (El Santo y el Quintanal ),trellises and double channels (La Mendañona)
Irrigation: No
De-budding: yes
Suckering: No
Topping: No
Leaf-plucking:No
Green harvesting: No
Harvesting: by hand (strict selection)
Harvest date: third week of September 2023
Grape selection: Yes, in the vineyard
Destalking : Yes
Crushing: No
Sulphur: Minimal dose at bottling
Tanks: Flextanks eggs.
Pre-fermentation maceration: No
Fermentation with indigenous yeast with no other additives.
Fermentation temperature: 21°C. +/-
Pumping over / punching down: regular punching down
Malolactic fermentation: Yes, spontaneous at the end of the summer,100 % in barrels.
Ageing: 14 months in French oak fudre.Filtration: No
Clarifcation: No
Stabilization: No
Alcohol: 13% Vol.
Production: 1920. bottles 0,75l