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www.remirezdeganuza.com - Tel: +34 : 945609022 - C/ Constitución, 1. 01307 Samaniego (Alava)
Fernando
Remírez de Ganuza using his great experience in vineyards,
has acquired almost 60 hectares of the best vineyards, with an
average age of 60 years, perfect to develop a great wine that
will definitely reach his highest expectations. Grape varieties
consist of 90% Tempranillo, 8% Graciano and 2% Garnacha. The selection process starts in the vineyard, picking during harvest those grapes that are perfectly healthy and ripe into boxes of 12 kilogram capacity. Simultaneously, the discarded grapes are harvested in baskets to be sold to third parties. The
selection of shoulders and feet. The selected
grapes entering the winery have to pass a selection table
that consists of 3 belts: On the first belt, loose berries
are separated and grape juice that might have come along
in the cases. On the second, the healthiness of the grapes
is checked, eliminating defective bunches. On the third
belt, the selected bunches are cut into two parts: “feet”
and “shoulders”, for a distinct handling.
The “shoulders”, the upper part of the bunch
with superior qualities, is allocated to the Reserva wines,
whereas the bottom part, the “feet”, is used
for the young wine vinified by the carbonic maceration
method (whole bunch fermentation). The fermentation takes place in conical stainless steel tanks of small capacity. Later on, the wine is taken to new oak barrels to complete the malolactic fermentation. Yearly, one third of the barrel lot is renewed. Pressing is accomplished by using an innovative system: the water bag. They introduce a bag through the top opening of the tank and fill it with water. By means of the weight of the water in the bag the grape skins are gently pressed extracting most of the remaining liquid in the skins without oxidation or extraction of herbaceous flavours. Thus, they restore an ancient wine making tradition, obtaining a wine that we call Trasnocho.
WINES FROM THE WINERY
Pictures
and some of the description courtesy of Fernando Remírez
de Ganuza winery
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Rioja
This
is definitely one of the most prestigious wineries in Rioja. Located
in the village of Samaniego, in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa,
it produces some of the most nationally and internationally recognized
Spanish wines. Selection in all aspects of winemaking process
allows Fernando to get exceptional complex and elegant wines from
the best grapes. Modern Rioja wines full bodied and with structure
with the potential to be enjoyed for years to come. The winery
was founded in 1989 and since then there has been non stop innovation,
with a perfect combination of technology and tradition. One of
our favourite wines. 
