JAVIER SANZ

Founded at the start of the 20th century, the winery was founded RUEDA “” by Javier Satz's great grandfather, Augustin Nanclares. As a fourth generation winemaker, Javier Sanz is a famous producer in Northwest who has been known for years now for his exceptional vineyard production.

Varietal/Blend: 100% Verdejo Farming: sustainable Soil: very pebbly, sandy soils Ave Year Vines Planted: 1934-1974 Vine Training: very low bush vines Harvest Technique: by hand Fermentation: a few hours of skin contact with must / temperature controlled stainless steel below 15°C Located in the province of within Rueda, an area in Aging: 2 months over fine lees Castilla that's been famous since the 14th century for its white Alcohol: 13.0% wines, Javier Sanz Viticultor sits near the Duero River. Here, the Yeast: indigenous climate is continental, with heavy during the winter, dry and Fined: cold stabilization hot summers, and wet autumns. The vineyards are located on Filtered: light gentle slopes of gravel and some limestone. The soil is rich in Production #s: 8,300 cases calcium, magnesium and other minerals that show in the wines. Verdejo, Rueda’s indigenous grape varietal, grows ideally on the The estate covers 250 acres of vineyard of pebbly and sandy poor soils and harsh environment of this region. The stress for water on the vines and wide diurnal swings, where daytime surface soil, with a subsoil and limestone under. There are 138 temperatures can vary as much as 20 degrees at night, help to acres of Verdejo under vine: averaging 50 years old. The yields are create the fundamental acidity of the Verdejo. But the low- always under 7000 kgs per hectare, due to the rigorous canopy hanging clusters are protected such cold night temperatures by the pebbly soils retaining the day’s heat well into the night. management. Country: Spain Region: Castilla y León Sub Region: D.O. Rueda Vineyard: Villa Narcisa Vineyard Size: 138 hectares

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