Bodegas Arrocal, S.L.

Located in Gumiel de Mercado, a small village in the western portion of the Ribera del Duero, the Arrocal winery produced its first wine in 2001. The vineyards were planted by the owners and a new winery was built and utilized for the 2005 vintage. The young estate vines are trained espalier in a Smart system and are drip-irrigated. The 100% Tinto Fino grapes for the Arrocal Selección are hand harvested, destemmed but not crushed, then macerated for 14 days in temperature-controlled tanks followed by aging in 80% French and 20% American oak barrels for 15 months. The wine is bottled without filtration after a gentle egg-white fining.