Agroaldea
QUALITY OF HARVEST IS THIS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE CELLAR.
La Aldea de San Nicolás has a unique winery: Bodega La Aldea. five years ago that the draft Ruben Diaz Suarez has been taking shape to be a notable gap in the viticultural landscape of the Canary Islands.
Harvest 2009 It will be remembered in the history of this young winery as one of the best they have done to date. While high temperatures and low humidity last July did fear the worst, the change of the weather led to a worthy harvest.
The quality of the grape, According to the analyses carried out, and the balance between alcohols and sugars, forecast a excellent vintage for Bodega La Aldea.
The village, although its history linked to agriculture, He not highlighted in grape production. However, If news of winemaking in the village by the Saavedra family in the area and Pino Gordo Cercadillos. In fact, in those places they are still preserved ancient strains.
With the arrival of the first Englishman who promoted the export of tomato nogocio, demand for small lots of wine carboys, promotes cultivation in the middle of the valley, hence the name of the place of El Parral.
Rubén Díaz has a superfecie a fanegada in which he has planted 2.700 vines varieties of black lists and Spanish tintilla, in a 80% and 20% respectively. These varieties are best suited to the valley of La Aldea.
The harvest this year has resulted in the collection 5.472 grape kilos, after fermentation, It is being pressed these days in the winery. The work to be performed will be then filtering and decanting.
It will be next November when we know the smell, color, body, taste and texture of one of the wines, year after year, He is exceeded itself.