
TADEO Tinaja 2017
Opis
Tadeo Tinaja is a 100% Petit Verdot, with a 12-month ageing in clay jars. Thanks to its porosity, the amphora polishes and stabilize the tannins, but unlike an oak barrel, the grape variety expresion remains purer.
2017 VINTAGE HAS BEEN MARKED BY THE DRYNESS WITH LESS THAN 200 MM OF RAINFALL DURING THE WINTER AND 50 MM DURING THE SPRING. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE SUMMER MADE THE HARVEST START EARLIER. EVEN IF THE YIELDS DROPPED A BIT, THE HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THE GRAPES AND THE QUALITY WERE EXTRAORDINARY, PROVIDING A WINE WITH A GREAT AROMATIC CONCENTRATION.
GRAPE VARIETY:
100% Petit Verdot (Pago El Calero)
ALTITUDE:
900 metres
SOIL:
Clay-Calcareous
DENSITY:
5000 vines/ha.
YIELD:
5000 kg/ha.
VITICULTURE:
Organic, manual work
HARVEST:
Hand-picked in small cases of 10 kg
Harvested around end of October