2017 Suriol Sang de Drac Tempranillo

Sang de Drac, meaning Blood of the Dragon, is a powerful and earthy wine from a 1.44 hectare vineyard of Ull de Llebre, the local Catalan phenotype of Tempranillo. This ancient tasting wine benefits from the heritage and connection to the land, with high elevation plots contributing upright acidity to balance its oxidative style and ample tannins.

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Specs

Type: Red

Grapes: Ull de Llebre

Winemaker: Assis Suriol

Vintage: 2017

Geography

Country: Spain

Region: Catalonia

Sub-region: Penedès

Vineyard: Mas Rossell & el Pelegri Vineyards

Farming

Certified organic and biodynamic; traditional vineyard management with hand harvesting; native/wild yeasts; yield of 5,000 kg/ha.

Harvest

Traditional methods with minimal intervention to let the grapes develop their own potential

Fermentation

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in steel and concrete tanks with 9 days of maceration; natural malolactic fermentation in concrete vats

Aging

10 months in 500 liter chestnut barrels followed by racking back into concrete before bottling