QUINTALUNA

The last quarter of 2021 was rainy and mild. The beginning of 2022 continued the rhythm of the previous months, with hardly any extremely cold days and very little rain. Vine weeding began at the end of March, but the vines did not bud until the end of April due to low spring rainfall. May was atypical, with high temperatures, which led to rapid phenological growth of the vines, accompanied by an equally rapid flowering in mid-June with a correct fruit set.

The summer was extremely dry and hot, with several heat waves, which caused occasional moments of stress in some of the youngest plants. These characteristics of the cycle also allowed the vines to remain in perfect health, with rapid ripening in August. The harvest began on 1 September and lasted until 28 September.

For the production of Quintaluna we use both new plantings and old vines from a selection of plots spread around the municipality of Nieva. The profile of the terroir is the living history of viticulture. It shows a mixture of sandy soils with high codon content. A structure that allowed these vines to resist phylloxera, a plague that brought about the end of European vineyards at the end of the 19th century, and which has allowed us to find some of the oldest vines on the peninsula even today.

The grapes were harvested by hand. After passing through the selection table, they were gently pressed. The must fermented in small stainless-steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. The wine was aged on its lees for nine months in the same small stainless-steel tanks. It was clarified and bottled during the summer of 2023 and has aged for twelve months in the bottle before release. Contains sulfites.