La Prohibición  2019

Viñedos y Bodegas Pittacum

La Prohibición
2019

Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Castilla y Leon
Appellation
Bierzo
Varietal(s)
Garnacha tintorera 100 %
Alcohol percentage
14.5%
Colour
Red
Producer's website

About this winery

Grupo Terras Gauda was founded in 1989 by the Fonseca family in a southern sub-region of the D.O. Rías Baixas. The group is made up of 4 wineries in four of Spain's principal wine regions: Bodegas Terras Gauda, Viñedos y Bodegas Pittacum, Quinta Sardonia and Compañía de Vinos Heraclio Alfaro. Present in four of Spain's principal wine regions, Terras Gauda has established itself as one of the top winemaking groups in Spain. Geographic expansion is one of the pillars of the Group’s...

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Product notes

La Prohibición wine comes from centuries-old Garnacha Tintorera vines planted on steep hills. From grapevines shaped in the traditional gobelet, or head training system and planted in high density concentration that require manual intervention. In these vineyards each grapevine is an individual whose life the wine grower can lengthen or shorten with his knowledge. Treating the land and the soil with respect is essential. These vineyards are not cultivated with herbicides. The native flora colonizes the soil spontaneously and it is controlled by manual scything. Finally, the magic moment is expected, the "sazón", or the perfect instant of ripeness that will express the attributes of the vintage and the secrets of the land.

Production notes

Hand-harvested in small 12 kilo boxes. Selected at the sorting table and crushed without destemming. Winemaking takes place in small, open tanks with light cap plunging and must siphoning during fermentation. The fermentation process lasted 12 days at 24-25 °C degrees to preserve all the varietal aromas. It was left 15 more days to macerate, was bled and rested for two more weeks in the tank before it was taken to new French oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation begins, inside the same barrel. Still there is a long ageing period ahead in the barrel. Since then, the wine has been resting not disturbed by any racking operation. Bottled unfiltered.

Tasting notes

Black cherry aromas laced with violets against the woody background of the oak. Chinese ink, hints of grass and spices. In the mouth it is balanced, fresh and lively. Its high acidity, the backbone of this wine, will allow us to enjoy it through the years without a trace of evolution, keeping its fruitiness and freshness intact.