L’ INTRÚS

L’ INTRÚS Red

Type:
Red, D.O. Empordà

Varieties:

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Climate:

Mediterranean, with strong and dry northern winds (Tramuntana) and sea breezes in the afternoon.

% Vol       Ph

14,50       3.6

Yield:

This single plot called El Pla del Molí produces about 7000 Kg/Ha

Soil Composition:

60% sand, 20% alluvial materials and 20% clay, with flint rocks

Harvest:

Merlot harvested by hand during the second week of September and the Cabernet during the third week of October

Vinification:

Conservation of cold grapes for 24 hours. Crushed grapes and pre-fermentative maceration in cold for 48 hours at 10 celsius degrees. Fermentation in contact with the skins for 25 days between 24 and 26 degrees.

Aging:
13 months in 225 litre French oak barrels.