Viticultura tradicional
orgánica y sostenible

Organic and sustainable
traditional viticulture

Vinos /

La Nave Casa Aurora 2023

100% grape juice, artisan fermentation.

Winery: Casa Aurora. 
Winemaking: Germán R. Blanco.
Viticulture: Germán R. Blanco.
Wine name: La Nave Casa Aurora.
Vintage: 2023
Vintage classification: very good
Bottling: Ocober 2024
Vineyards: Mercenary vines. Grapes bought to wine growers from the village organically  cultivated under our supervision.
Altitude: 810-970 msmn
Location:   Villa de Albares, Las Ventas de Albares, Bembibre.
Region: High Bierzo
Soils:  clay
Grape varieties: Mencía (90 %) y Garnacha Tintorera , Palomino & Portuguesa (Trousseau)
Vineyard age: 74 years old
Pruning: Traditional bush vines and trellises with double channels.
Irrigation: No
De-budding:Yes
Suckering: No
Topping: No
Leaf-plucking:No
Green harvesting: No
Harvesting: by hand (strict selection)
Harvest date:  second & third week of September 2023
Grape selection: Yes, in the vineyard
Destalking : Yes 
Crushing: No
Sulphur: Minimal dose at bottling
Tanks: open PVC tanks.
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:  13 months in different containers  ( french oak fudre , french oak used barrels, inox, flextank eggs)
Filtration: No
Clarifcation: No
Stabilization: No
Alcohol: 13% Vol.
Production: 12.100. bottles 0,75l/ 600 bottles 1,5l