Company Name:Bodegas Vega Sauco S.L.

Vintage2004 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionSpain, Toro

Type of VineTempranillo

AppellationToro

ClassificationD.O. 

Alcohol Percentage13.5 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Contest(s)

Premios Zarcillo:
(2007)plata

Packing and Packaging

Empty Bottle Weight:750 g

Bottle Size:30 cm high x 7 cm diameter

Case Weight:15 Kg

Case Size:31x24x31 cm

Number of Rows:5

Number of Cases per Row:12

Number of Cases per Palette:60

Palette Weight:900 Kg

Palette Volume:1.8 - 2 m3

Minimum Purchase Quantity:No minimum quantity

Available Quantity:80,000 bot.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Tinta de toro (Tempranillo)

Soil:Stoned at the surface but with a porous clay 1,5 meters under the ground

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:Continental extreme Excellent

Date of Harvest:25 September

Type of Harvest:Manual

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Destaje: 2 tanks. The fermentation stars in the same tank but a couple of days before finishing the skin is separaten in another one where the temperarture is increased in order to obtain more colour, at the end both are mixtured.

Temperature:22-24ºC

Length:15 days (including maceration)

Malolactic:Yes

Barrel

Manufacturer (Cooper):Different companies from France, Portugal & Spain

Age of Barrel:Till 4 years

Type of Wood:American and Frenk oak

Level of Toast:Medium

Aging Time:12 months

Percentage of New Barrel:20 %

Bottle

Date of Bottling:2004/12/01

Aging Potential:10 years

Cork Size:49 mm x 24 mm diameter

Cork Material:Natural cork

Bottle Type:Bordelaise

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.41

Extract:26.0 g/L

Color Intensity:High

Method of Fining / Collage:Egg albumin

Total Acidity:5.3 g/L

Volatile Acidity:0.66 g/L

Total SO2:46 mg/L

Free SO2:17 mg/L