The great winner of red wine is Bobal Icon from Bodega Pagos Familia Vega Tolosa, belonging to the Manchuela Designation of Origin and which received the Special Provincial Award of Córdoba, this being the most important award of the wine contest.
This Monday the record of the 24th edition of the Contest of Organic Wines and Vinegars, Ecoracimo, a contest organised by the Municipality of Montilla, Ecovalia and the Diputación de Córdoba, held in the castle of El Gran Capitán (Montilla).
Álvaro Barrera, president of Ecovalia, highlighted the important role played by Spain in organic production, with Andalusia being a national benchmark.
For her part, the technical director of the wine competition, Rocío Márquez, valued the wide variety of types of wines that came together in the organic wine competition. The types of wines that were presented to the contest.
It should be noted that in the last 10 years, the province of Córdoba, where the Ecoracimo event, has doubled the area devoted to organic production, reaching almost 250,000 hectares.
Vega Tolosa Family Payments is located in Casas Ibáñez (Albacete), this unique family winery has old ecological vineyards of Bobal, grown in the transition zone
the Cabriel Valley. Recently, the Cabriel Valley has been declared by UNESCO as Biosphere Reserve.
The winery has transformed and modernized the different stages of winemaking in recent years. Vega Tolosa's project began in the year 1998, based on the philosophy of adaptation of the resources provided by the previous generation, since it enjoyed an old jaraíz that was left in disuse, building a new winery.
In this way, the old Bobal vineyards and their cultivation methods have been preserved, to create a quality organic wine.
Its human team is young and prepared to face national and international sales, as well as those related to both the vineyard and to the cellar.
BuscMasters of Offerer a vino different, harmonious and with personality that expresses the uniqueness of our vineyards of more than 80 years, the microclimate and the privileged location of the vineyards. Wine made with the best selection of grapes from our Bobal vineyards. The wine was bred for 7 months in French oak barrels. A vineyard that we inherit from our grandparents and that they planted themselves.
Organic and vegan vineyards, located 750 meters above sea level between the Valleys of Júcar and Cabriel. Planted in the transition zone to the Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.
Age: 60 years
Soils: Limestone, limestone and mineral.
Harvest in mid-October.
It is located 120 km from the Mediterranean Sea, between the valleys of the Júcar River and Cabriel; the latter declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve.
Located in the region of Casas- Ibáñez direction North, bordering the Derrubiada.This plot is located in a natural environment where the vineyard is surrounded by oaks, junipers, thyme, pine forests, ...
Its soil rich in organic matter, limestone, limestone and mineral, brings to this wine the peculiarities of the terroir. Soil and climate will create uThe unique personality of our Bobal Icon.
With a Mediterranean-continental climate, rains in autumn and spring, dry and hot summers, and cold winters. It has the ideal characteristics to grow these vineyards, with cool summer nights thanks to the ‘solano’ air that help them mature slowly and with quality. Ideal for growing natural and organic grapes.
The Toulouse family has 250 hectares of organic vineyards of which 40 hectares are planted in Bobal, intended for our ‘Bobal Icon’ wine.
Its cultivation is organic, certified by the European Standard (EU-REG (EC) 834/2007).
No to chemical fertilizers (we make our own organic compost from mixing grape scrapes and sheep cattle manure).
For the diseases produced by fungi we use copper and sulfur base, organic and natural products for the vine. Harmful insects are controlled by taking care of the beneficial insects found in the vine, we plant aromatic plants between the vineyard so that they can shelter and multiply. If we encounter some occasional plague of moths due to problems with neighbors, we use sexual pheromones to confuse males and prevent fertilization of females.
Since 2019 all wines of the Tolosa Family are Vegan, this means that in the process of making Bobal Icon, its yeasts are not genetically modified, nor are oenological products of animal origin used.
Bobal Icon grapes were harvested in mid-October, at the peak of ripening. Thanks to the climatic conditions throughout the year, the parameters of acidity, Ph and sugars; They were perfect for making a quality wine. The rest would be done in the cellar.
Reception in the cellar with a thorough cleaning and selection of the grapes. The grapes are cooled and the deposits are filled by cold maceration to extract the aromas from the skin.
The alcoholic fermentation begins at a controlled temperature (20oC.) in stainless steel tanks, at the end of the alcoholic fermentation that will last about eighteen days, it is discovered separating the wine from the seeds and skins.
We fill the French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, after six months of emptying the barrels, the wine will be ready for clarification, filtering and bottling, following all hygiene and disinfection measures.
Talking about the brand ‘Bobal Icon’ is daring because although it means the icon of bobal, a wine with a unique style; in our dictionary of the Royal Academy there is a word “bobalicon” with which we have actually registered our trademark, it is only a matter of making a small play on words to attract the attention of the consumer. A groundbreaking, daring, elegant and modern design, which will draw the attention of the consumer; Without knowing it, he will learn to distinguish the Bobal grape variety from the others, this being the native variety of Manchuela.
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