Los Frailes rosado

Wine description
It is a Mediterranean Rose with the elegance and finess provided by the Monastrell. This Spanish grape was imported by the French (called Mouvedre by them) to the Provence region (mainly Bandol) to make one of the most well-known Rose wines in the world. It is fresh wine, spice and a round finish to enjoy any time.

Soils
This wine is a blend of different vineyards from the estate Casa Los Frailes at 650 meters altitude. Soils sandy and red and yellow limestone. Very calcareous soils but very rich in iron and magnesium allowing good ripening of grapes keeping also good acidity levels. The vineyards, planted in several plots, aged from 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1992 being the average 25 year old in dry agriculture.

Vinification
The harvest is manual as the Monastrell is planted in bush vines. It is elaborated by direct press with pneumatic press . The maceration process is over the lees with soft battonages. Malolactic fermentation as well as the ageing is done in ancient concrete vats used by the Friars centuries ago. These concrete vats are ideal due to the porosity of the walls, allowing microxigenation for a reductive grape as the Monastrell.

Technical information
Variety
100% Monastrell
Yield Monastrell: 4,500 kg/hec.

Biodynamic certificate

Organic certificate
Dry, organic and biodynamic agriculture