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From a culture related to the land, · MARENAS · V&B is a small
vineyard of 6 hectares.
The vineyard is located in a property called “Cerro Encinas”, to an
altitude of 350 m in a slope of the hill. The grounds from this region
are undulating, hill or flat shaped.
The estate is placed in a Denomination of Origin where the main grounds
are known as “albarizas”. The property “Cerro Encinas” is a free,
sandy and clayey land with a high content of carbonates and active
limestone. These land characteristics are perfect for the vine culture
and bring high quality grapes.
The Mediterranean climate with a certain degree of continental (warm and
dry summers and short but not very cold winters) gives around 3000 hours
per year of effective sunshine, which guarantee a perfect natural
maturing.
The third plot of Pinot Noir is in other land called Río
Frío Alto, to 15 kms. of the vinery and an altitud of 450m. The ground
in this land has a hight chalk content.
The
influence of the climate and the sun makes the vintage to be one month
early with regard to other regions. That is why · MARENAS · V&B makes
one of the first vintages in Spain. |