Valduero
RIBERA DEL DUERO, VINTAGE 1999
VINTAGE 1999 (Excellent – D.O. RIBERA DEL DUERO)
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 4,824 75CL BOTTLES
ORIGIN OF THE GRAPES:
‘EL CASCORRAL’ VINEYARD:
- ALLUVIAL, STONEY SOIL
- ALTITUDE: 800M ABOVE SEA LEVEL
- AGE: UNKNOWN, APPROX 90 YEARS
‘DEL MONTE’ VINEYARD:
- CLAY, SANDY SOIL, SURROUNDED BY PINE TREES
- ALTITUDE: 890M ABOVE SEA LEVEL
- AGE: 60 YEARS
‘VALDESANTOS’ VINEYARD:
- SOIL MORE SANDY THAN CLAY, SURROUNDED BY LOW HILLS
- ALTITUDE: 876M ABOVE SEA LEVEL
- AGE: 56 YEARS
‘DEL PENON’ VINEYARD:
- ROCKY SOIL SLOPING
- ALTITUDE: 927M ABOVE SEA LEVEL
- AGE: 42 YEARS
BARREL AGEING:
4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OAK. FROM JANUARY 2000 UNTIL MAY 2004. AGED IN A SINGLE LOT, NOT IN SEPERATE COUPAGES. AGED IN AN UNDERGROUND CELLER WITH EARTH WALLS.
BOTTLE AGEING:
FROM JUNE 2004 UNTIL RELEASE FROM THE WINERY.