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ORIGIN:
Viñedos El Pacto is a tribute to our forefathers, with a generation dedicated to preserving the precious
wine history of Alto Najerilla and La Sonsierra, two Rioja regions with strong ties to our roots.
Historically, these regions have been almost entirely dedicated to vine cultivation. El Pacto means
returning to that throwback viticulture, which takes care of the environment, with the minimum possible
intervention, which does not seek the highest production, but allows nature to follow its vital course.
Craftsmanship is a natural stage in the development of this raw material: manual harvesting,
spontaneous fermentation, and respectful aging to highlight the results of diligent labor in unique
vineyards that express themselves through the wine.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Variety: Mostly Viura, in addition to the occasional Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca or Jaina vine.
Vineyards: Old vineyards, with an average age of around 60 (planted between 1915 and 1974) located in the towns of Cárdenas and Nájera. Ferrous clay soils with a high
component of conglomerate rock at the bottom. At an altitude of around 600 meters.
Harvest: Manual harvest on September 7 and 8, 2022.
Winemaking: Maceration of entire bunches for 24 hours to achieve greater aromatic richness and fullness in the mouth. Subsequent maceration for six hours with the skins and then
pressing. Static debourage by decantation and racking to remove the lees. Fermentation is spontaneous with the native yeasts of the grape, at a low temperature (between 16 and
18 degrees). In the final part of the fermentation, the wine passes into different sizes oak casks.
Aging: Half of the wine is aged for 12 months in a 5,000-litre oak “tina” and the other half is aged for a year in “bocoyes”, oak barrels of different capacities (between five hundred
and one thousand litres) in contact with the fine lees.
Alcohol content: 13,5% ABV.
TASTING NOTES:
Visual: Straw yellow of medium intensity, with a very attractive shine that gives it great luminosity in the glass.
Nose: Complex, with notes of hay, cream and pastries, as well as citrus nuances in the background.
Palate: Long, with very good acidity, and at the same time a lot of structure. The tactile sensations generated by the interaction between the aging oak and the freshness of the
grape stand out. But it also stands out for its fullness and creaminess in the mouth, the result of a complete maturation in the vineyard, where the low production of old vines
contributes to the richness of its bunches. A wine structured by its great acidity and rounded by its ample silky sensation.
