ROJO MOJO (TEMPRANILLO)

Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
Vintage: 2008
D.O. La Mancha
Winery: Bodegas Lozano
Total production: 25,000(9lt cases)

TASTING NOTES
Color: Garnet red with a light purple ring
Nose: Red fruit, strawberries and raspberries
Palate: Fruity with medium body
Finish: Medium length

VINIFICATION
The grapes underwent two to three days of cold pre-fermentation maceration to enhance color and flavor extraction. The must was then inoculated with selected yeasts and fermented at 82ºC with four daily pumpovers. Post-fermentation maceration lasted 20 to 30 days to achieve the fullest extraction and body. The wine was then drawn off the skins and seeds, and the free-run wine was separated from the press wine. Aged 100% in stainless steel.

TECHNICAL DATA
pH: 3.6
VA: 0.48 g/l
Alcohol: 13%
RS: 3.5 g/l Free
Free SO2: 35mg/l
Malolactic: yes
Oak Treatment: none
TA: 5.2 g/l
Total SO2: 63mg/l
Lees contact: yes

D.O.
La Mancha is Spain’s largest denomination of origin and the world’s largest wine producing area. Despite low yields La Mancha is known as ideal vineyard country due to the quality of the fruit, the ripening cycle, long sun drenched days and the health of the vines. Although this is a large area, the flat geography and the soil is remarkably consistent – red-brown sandy clay, poor in organic content and rich in limestone and chalk. Limestone outcroppings are frequent and must be broken up to allow the roots of the vines to prosper. La Mancha’s plains, sitting at an average of some 2,100 feet have an archetypal continental climate: Icy winters give way to torrid summers. Summer temperatures often exceed110°, while the
winter thermometer will see temperatures as low as 10º.

WINEMAKER: Juan Jose Marchante
Bodegas Lozano, a fouth generation family winery is located in Villarroble
Vineyard Location: Finca La Carasca
Age of vines: 9 -17 years old
Soil composition: Limestone and clay soils
Climate: Continental
Havest Date: September 15th – 24th 2008
Harvest conditions/insights: The 2008 vintage was characterized by good production levels with healthy grape maturation which yielded a high quality level for this vintage.
Harvest method: 100% machine