Madrugador [Spanish-English. Early Riser] is an acknowledgement of this early ripening variety; Tempranillo. It's fruit is known for being picked at the early part of vintage.

Smells of bramble, mocha, nutmeg and cinnamon interlaced with fresh blueberries and tarragon. Flavours of tart cranberries and cherries precede fennel notes of cedary tannins.
100% de-stemmed keeping as much of the whole berry as possible intact. 2-7 days pre fermentation cold soak. Inoculated with yeast and hand plunged throughout ferment twice daily. Two weeks total tank time. Complete malolactic fermentation in barrel. 4 months in seasoned French Oak puncheons.