Portia Prima
Wine Description
Bodegas Portia is Grupo Faustino’s most recent winery project and is the 7th winery in the group. Located in the heart of Ribera del Duero, the Portia winery is a display of modern design, winemaking function and artistic detail. The brand offers very small production wines - intense, energetic & balanced. Prima is part of Portia's "Vino de autor" category, with a strong emphasis on the winemaker's individual style and idea of reflection of terroir characteristics. The name "Prima" refers back to latin name of the first phase of the moon.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
Analytical Data
Wine Production
Grapes are selected and harvested by hand in 15kg cases. Fermented in small stainless steel tanks of 11,000 L.. Aged for 18 months in new French oak.
About the Vineyard
From the Pago La Encina vineyard in Gumiel de Mercado. Vines with an age of 30 years are grown at an elevation of 860m with a Southern exposure, allowing the grapes to benefit from many hours of sunshine. The calcareous clay soil along with the vineyard’s location limits water and nutrients retention, so that grapes ripen slower and have a greater supply of tannins In addition, this type of soil has a high pH which produces wines with greater body, structure and lower acidity.
