RAMÓN DO CASAR
LENTO
The passing of time, uncertainty about tomorrow.
Every vintage we manage to make our late-harvested
wine, we think of the meaning of work, tied to nature,
to its rhythm and its whims. The risk we take every year in
ripening the treixadura grapes moves in time to the steps
taken by our father when he left Galicia to start from zero.
Lento (Slow), an adventurous life, unequivocally reflecting
the relation between time, character and effort.
The passing of time, uncertainty about tomorrow.
Every vintage we manage to make our late-harvested wine, we think of the meaning of work, tied to nature, to its rhythm and its whims. The risk we take every year in ripening the treixadura grapes moves in time to the steps taken by our father when he left Galicia to start from zero.
Lento (Slow), an adventurous life, unequivocally reflecting the relation between time, character and effort.
‘21/
Brand: Ramón do Casar Lento.
Limited Edition: 698 bottles.
Winemaker: Pablo Estévez.
Vintage: 2021.
Designation: D.O. Ribeiro.
Grape varieties: Treixadura aged in French oak barrel (5 months).
Late harvest carried out in November.
ABV: 13º.
Soil: Sandy loam.
The winemaking process
Late harvest wine, made in years then the weather is right. The challenge starts with leaving 3,000 kilos of treixadura unpicked, to try to harvest about a third of them in late October. Taken to the winery and must extracted by delicate pressing with stalks. After two days of static clarification by cold settling, fermentation begins in stainless steel vats of about 550-600 L at controlled temperature, for 10-12 days. Once this is complete, it is drawn off into new 500 L French oak barrels to be aged for 5-6 months, stirring twice a week for 3 months. In April it is moved into stainless steel for clarification and filtering. Three months later, in July, it is bottled, to develop according to the opinion of the winemaker (about 2 years).
The winemaking process
Late harvest wine, made in years then the weather is right. The challenge starts with leaving 3,000 kilos of treixadura unpicked, to try to harvest about a third of them in late October. Taken to the winery and must extracted by delicate pressing with stalks. After two days of static clarification by cold settling, fermentation begins in stainless steel vats of about 550-600 L at controlled temperature, for 10-12 days. Once this is complete, it is drawn off into new 500 L French oak barrels to be aged for 5-6 months, stirring twice a week for 3 months. In April it is moved into stainless steel for clarification and filtering. Three months later, in July, it is bottled, to develop according to the opinion of the winemaker (about 2 years).
Visual stage
Clean and bright with slightly golden tones.
Olfactive stage
A clean aroma of good intensity. Hints of preserved fruit stand out, with notes of drying grapes, honey and herbal tea over a slightly toasty background.
Gustative stage
In the mouth it proves to be an enveloping wine, full of fruit and with a notable natural crispness.
Visual stage
Clean and bright with slightly golden tones.
Olfactive stage
A clean aroma of good intensity. Hints of preserved fruit stand out, with notes of drying grapes, honey and herbal tea over a slightly toasty background.
Gustative stage
In the mouth it proves to be an enveloping wine, full of fruit and with a notable natural crispness.
Every vintage of our late harvest wine
RC Lento, is a stand-off with nature,
it means taking the ripening of the grapes
to the limit, seeking excellence and accepting
that risk is always part of the process.
One barrel, 698 bottles, 3 years of ageing.
This wonderful adventure reminds us that
when hard work is an attitude for life,
everything is possible.
Every vintage of our late harvest wine RC Lento, is a stand-off with nature, it means taking the ripening of the grapes to the limit, seeking excellence and accepting that risk is always part of the process.
One barrel, 698 bottles, 3 years of ageing. This wonderful adventure reminds us that when hard work is an attitude for life, everything is possible.
