Winery: Casa Aurora
Winemaking: Germán R. Blanco
Viticulture: Germán R. Blanco
Wine name: La Viña de la Sra. Aurora.
Vintage: 2023
Vintage classification: excellent
Bottling date: October 2024
Vineyards: La Galapana
Altitude: 980m a.s.l.
Location: Villa de Albares
Region: Bierzo Alto
Sub-region: Boeza valley
Soils: Iron-rich red clay
Exposure: East facing
Vineyard size: 0.25ha
Grape varieties : Mencía (95%), Garnacha Tintorera,Garnacha.
Vineyard age: 76 years old
Pruning: Traditional bush vines.
Irrigation: No
De-budding: Yes
Suckering: No
Topping: No
Leaf-plucking: No
Green harvesting: No
Harvesting: By hand (strict selection) in small cases
Harvest date: first week of September 2023
Grape selection: Yes, in the vineyard
Destalking: yesCrushing: No
Sulphur: Minimal dose at bottling
Tanks: open barrels
Pre-fermentation maceration: No
Fermentation temperature: <25°C
Pumping over / punching down: Foot pressing and
regular punching down
Malolactic fermentation: Yes. In barrel
Ageing: The wine is aged 13 months in a 400l old French oak
Barrel.
Alcohol: 13 % by vol.
Filtration: No
Clarification: No
Stabilization: No
Production: 480 bottles of 75cl