Company Name:Bodegas Vega Sauco S.L.

Vintage2006 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionSpain, Toro

Type of VineTempranillo

AppellationToro

ClassificationD.O. 

Alcohol Percentage13.5 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Contest(s)

International Wine Challenge:
(2006)silver medal

General

Tasting Notes:Young wine but with 6 months in American oak barrels. Very good to drink at this moments but with the possibility to keep it for almost 6 years.

Packing and Packaging

Empty Bottle Weight:750 g

Bottle Size:30 cm high 7 cm diameter

Case Weight:15 Kg

Case Size:31x31x24 cm

Number of Rows:5

Number of Cases per Row:12

Number of Cases per Palette:60

Palette Weight:900 Kg

Palette Volume:aprx. 1.80 - 2 m3

Minimum Purchase Quantity:No minimum

Available Quantity:130.000 bottles

Vineyard

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

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

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:Continental extreme Excelent

Date of Harvest:25 September

Type of Harvest:Manual

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Destaje: 2 tanks. The fermentation starts in one tank but a couple of days before finishing the skin is separated in another one and the temperature is increased in order to extract more colour. The most is still at the same temperature, 25ºC. At the end both are mixtured.

Temperature:24-25ºC

Length:15 days (including maceration)

Malolactic:Yes

Barrel

Manufacturer (Cooper):Different from France, Portugal and Spain

Age of Barrel:A maximum of 4 years

Type of Wood:American

Level of Toast:Medium

Aging Time:6 months

Percentage of New Barrel:20%

Bottle

Date of Bottling:01/02/05

Aging Potential:6 years

Cork Size:46 mm

Cork Material:Natural cork

Bottle Type:Bordelaise

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3,45

Extract:27.4

Color Intensity:Dark

Method of Fining / Collage:Egg albumin

Total Acidity:4.8 g/L

Volatile Acidity:0,65 g/L

Total SO2:35 mg/L

Free SO2:13 mg/L