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Valdegatiles 2018
Valdegatiles 2018
€149.00
130-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino from deep clay soils, hand-harvested and aged 19 months in French oak.
Appearance
Very deep Morello-cherry colour
Aroma
Fresh red fruit with violet notes and great intensity.
Taste · Primary
Fresh red fruit.
Taste · Secondary
Violet and floral notes.
Texture
Structured, elegant and powerful.
Finish
Long, full-bodied and persistent.
Valdegatiles embodies all the potential of a single vineyard whose soil is the deepest in the valley and richest in clay. Its composition and depth give the wine great structure, elegance and power.
All packaging materials recyclable in standard household streams.
VINEYARD
1.09 ha divided into 10 micro-parcels on the valley floor at 930 metres.
VINE AGE
130-year-old ungrafted vines.
SOIL
100% clay, with 2 metres of soil before reaching the limestone bedrock.
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The Process
Hand-harvested. Carefully sorted. Aged 19 months in French oak.
Valdegatiles is crafted from 130-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino vines grown across ten micro-parcels on the valley floor. Its deep clay soils give the wine remarkable structure, freshness and power, while preserving elegance and balance.
Harvest
Hand-harvested into 11 kg crates
Sorting
Double sorting of bunches and individual berries
Vinification
100% Tinto Fino
Character
Fresh, structured, elegant and powerful.
“The freshness conferred by its two metres of red clay forges the character of a wine destined to endure.”
