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- Senda de los Olivos
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Origin: RIBERA DEL DUERO D.O.
Climate: Continental.
Altitude: 2,130 feet above sea level.
Variety: 100% Tinto Fino.
Yield per Hectare: 3.500 Kg.
Yield per Plant: 1,33 kg.
Vineyard Training: Trellis.
Plant Density: 2.700 grapevine/hectare.
Harvest Dates: October 2-8, 2003.
Harvest System: By hand in 10 kg. cases.
Fermentation Task: 30% French oak, 70% stailess steel.
Cask Storage: 14 months in new French oak casks.
Alcohol Content: 14°.
Total Acidity: 5,8 g/litre.
Ph: 3,38.
To Drink: Now and during the next 7 years.
Serving Temperature: 17-19°C.
Type of Glass: Riedel Vinum 408/00 series.
Good with Cheese: Idiazabal, smoked Manchego, Pecorino Stagionato, Ragusano from Sicily.
Tasting Notes: Dark ripe cherry colour with hints of purple. Its bouquet of red berries combines perfectly with vanilla. Silky, smooth and balanced to the palate with a long aftertaste.
