L'ÉTRANGÈRE WINES
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Tujka
L'Étrangère
Vintage: 2021
Where: Burja Estate, Podnanos, Vipava Valley, Slovenia
Grape varieties: Malvazjia, Laski Rizling, Rebula, Vitoska
Alcohol by volume: 13,4%
Vineyards: Malvazjia - Zemono, Laski Rizling - Ravno Brdo and Golavna, Rebula - Golavna, Vitoska- Golavna, biodynamic agriculture.
Soil: Flysch (alternation of marlstone, sandstone, breccia and conglomerate)
Harvest: by hands in small cases.
Malvazjia 09/18/21, flower day; Laski Rizling 09/22/21, Rebula, Vitoska, Laski Rizling 09/24/21, fruit day
Winemaking: Malvazjia 2 days in the fridge, whole clusters + 30% destemmed for pied de cuve . Laski Rizling 2 days in the fridge, 15% destemmed. Vitoska and Rebula whole clusters. Maceration on skin for 3-4 weeks with daily punch down (pigeage).
Pressed 10/15/21, decanted one day in Stainless steel and plastic containers and put into Dame-Jeannes. Transferred in Slovenian clay amphora (320L) on 01/10/22. No fining, no filtration.
Quantity: 359 bottles, bottled on 11/03/22, flower day
Format: 750ml
Sulfite: 5mg/L added before bottling
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La Extranjera
L'Étrangère
Vintage: 2020
Where: Microbio Wines, Nieva, Segovia, Spain
Grape varieties: 35% Syrah + Field blend of old red grapes vines inter-planted between the Verdejo vines (Garnacha, Cinsault, Carignan, Tempranillo, Mencía, etc.)
Alcohol by volume: 12,5%
Vineyard: biodynamic agriculture.
Soil: Sand mixte with pebbles, limestone, clay...
Harvest: beginning of September, by hands in small cases
Winemaking: first ⅓ slightly crushed, whole clusters, second ⅓ destemmed by hands, last ⅓ mainly Syrah whole clusters. Spontaneous fermentation. Semi-carbonic maceration. Pressed on 09/25/20 by foot. Racked once. No fining, no filtration.
Quantity: 130 bottles, bottled on 10/23/20, fruit day
Format: 750ml
Sulfite: no sulfites added.