Still
Cecilio Ramirez de la Piscina
Rioja
Tempranillo
The viticultural is sustainable. No pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are used, and the vines are dry farmed. The vast majorit of the vineyards are cordon trained on trellis, with a small percentage of head trained vines in the oldest sites.
Sustainable
Ramirez de la Piscina works with estate grown vineyards planted in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, two of the most sought after sub-appelations in Rioja. The soils are particularly favored in this part of Rioja for their extremely high limestone content that balances out the clay. These limestone rich soils produce very mineral, elegant wines that age incredibly well.
The estate's vineyards are planted in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, two zones at the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria mountain range that are famous for their limestone rich calcareous clay soils. These soils and the high altitude (up to 600M) result in a limited area of cultivation that are responsible for producing extremely elegant age-worthy Tempranillo.
The bunches are all de-stemmed and fermented in stainless steel. The wine is racked to new barrels for malolactic fermentation.
The wine spends 24 months in new French oak barriques, followed by 36 months in bottle in the winery's underground cellars.
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