The harvest has begun in Espanillo, where the white and red grape varieties used to make Mengoba wine specialties are grown.
This vintage will be a little shorter in production than expected, although the quality is very good. The bunches are smaller, which results in a very positive pulp to skin ratio, giving the wines more concentration.
This summer's rains and contrasting temperatures have made powdery mildew more temperatures have made powdery mildew more present than recommended, another challenge for organic farming and processing in organic agriculture, although we have not had to regret any damage from any had no damage caused by any storms. The harvest returns to the conventional conventional dates, albeit a week earlier than last year, when it began at the gates of La Encina,
The zoning that is underway in the DO Bierzo highlights situations such as this year's, how places in the same Bierzo have very different maturities, something that makes Bierzo wines great and is a symbol of distinction and quality.
After the Encina, the harvest of the Mencía red grape will begin, which will be used to make the 2019 the 2019 Maceración Carbónica, which, as expected, will be ready on the second Saturday in will be ready on the second Saturday of November at its New Wine Festival. New Wine Festival.