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Real de Aragon Garnacha Centenaria 2008

GeneralWineryBodegas Langa Hermanos
RegionCalatayud
Town of productionCalatayud
VarietalGarnacha 95%, Miguel de Arco (almost extinct) 5%
Total production of the wine9,000 bottles
Name of winemakerCesar Langa
VineyardAge of vines used to produce winemore than 80 years, average
Yield0.4 - 0.6 tons / acre
Size of vineyard, hectares37 acres
Elevation above sea level2625 feet
Inclination of vineyard15 - 25 degrees south
Soil compositionsand, schist, and stones
Irrigationno
HarvestHarvest methodmanual
Date of harvestOctober 12 - 20
FermentationAlcoholic fermentation, typein small stainless steel tanks
Alcoholic fermentation, duration7 days maceration, 14 days fermentation
Alcoholic fermentation, temperature75 - 86 degrees F
Malolactic fermentation, typeFrench oak 60%, American oak 40%, new
Malolactic fermentation, duration30 days
Malolactic fermentation, temperature66 degrees F
AgingTime in barrel12 months
Barrel type and ageAmerican oak, 2 - 3 years old
Time in bottle before releaseat least 6 months
BottlingCold stabilizedno
Filteredno