Como una Liebre en Marzo (espumante)
A shorter harvest than others, but no less intense. It was a year marked by strong heat waves, a year in which physiological maturity was somewhat delayed with respect to organoleptic maturity. Our work in the vineyard allowed us to reach the desired alcohol and acidity just before the heat waves, preserving the fruit character and the tension of the skin of the berries. The season also had heavy rainfall, which threatened to delay the harvest. However, the rains stopped and opened a window, just in time, to harvest with optimal maturity and health. The cold weather of recent weeks gave the berries the necessary time to finish ripening and balance all their compounds. It was a vintage with great concentrations, colors and health, in which fruit and spices predominated.
100% Bonarda grapes from “Jardin de Hormigas”, our organic vineyard located in Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley (Mendoza), at 1200 meters above sea level. The vines are VSP trellised. The area has a semi-desert climate with hot days and cool nights. The soils there have an alluvial origin and moderately deep horizons, with a fine silty texture, and dissolved limestone.
100% manually harvested Bonarda grapes. The grapes were pressed immediately upon arrival at the winery, giving a lovely pink color. The wine was vinified with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks with a controlled temperature kept at 13-15º Celsius (55-59°F), and no acid corrections. The second fermentation was carried out using the Charmat method, in stainless steel tanks at 12-15º Celsius (54-59°F), and lasted 35 days. Aged on lees for 2 months, to foster aromatic complexity and achieve greater structure in the palate.
La Liebre en Marzo invites you to sit at its table and share this sparkling wine, made 100% with Bonarda grapes, of great pleasure and a little madness.
It has a bright pink color with salmon highlights (and some sanity flashes). Its bubbles are medium, persistent and a little frenetic. The nose presents fresh aromas of red fruits, cherries, raspberries and pomegranate and floral aromas of jasmine. In the mouth, its bubbles tickle you, providing a fresh entry and a juicy mouth sensation that provokes only funny, crazy cute comments. It has a grainy acidity and a long finish, with saline notes. Here among us, the hare finishes the bottle alone, crazy with content. Hurry up and enjoy your drink, serving it at a temperature
between 8º and 10ºC.
