Dominio de Es La Mata

Dominio de Es La Mata is a red wine produced in D.O. Ribera del Duero by the winery Dominio de Es, in San Esteban de Gormaz, Soria.

After 10 years as a technical manager in Dominio de Atauta, Bertrand Sourdais starts this personal project in Ribeira del Duero. Dominio de Es is formed by 4 vineyard areas (La Mata, Llanos del Almendro, Camino Olmillos and Valdegatiles) with pre-phylloxera vines on sandy soils, located at approximately 1000 metres of altitude.

The vineyards are cultivated biodynamically and, in the winery, they aim for a friendly and steady production, without the tannins that Bertrand Sourdais reflected in their wines some years ago. Ageing for long periods in large used barrels to give value to the finesse of the terroir where these fabulous wines are made.

Dominio de Es Viñas La Mata is a wine made with Tinto Fino and 1.5% of Albillo, in a coplantation vineyard of 7 hectares located in Valle de la Mata, in the municipality of Atauta. A century-old vineyard made up of over 300 small plots, located at 980 metres of altitude and planted on very diverse soils with prevailing clays.

After the manual harvest, 70% of the grapes bunches were destemmed in the winery. The fermentation takes place in a wooden vat with a 21-day maceration. The ageing is performed in two new Burgundian barrels made of French oak.

Only around 600 bottles will be released.