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Vino de la Tierra de Castilla
Location
Las Mesas, Casa los Pinos. The eastern region of D.O. La Mancha.
Varietal
50% Verdejo, 50% Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyards
Trellis trained vineyards planted in the eastern region of D.O. La Mancha.
Year(s) Planted
1999
Viticulture
Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Organic trellised vines. Cultivated completely by hand, with minimal human intervention. Harvested by hand.
Soils
Sandy iron rich soils intermixed with small stones and chalk. Very poor in organic matter. 5 ft. beneath the surface is a layer of red clay.
Climate
Continental. Large temperature swings between day and night. Precipitation is very rare. A very arid climate with rain exclusively falling at the end of fall and during the winter. More than 3,000 hours of sun per year. As a result, the wines of La Mancha
Winemaking
The grapes are sorted meticulously at the winery, and fermented in stainless steel tanks by indigenous yeast.
Aging
N/A
Comments
Paso a Paso Blanco made with Organic Grapes is produced from a rented vineyard that Bodegas Volver controls, planted on trellis, and certified organic.