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Proprietor: Juan Manuel Burgos founded this winery in 1999 owning 20 acres of Tempranillo vines in Fuentelcesped and his first vintage in 2000.
Winemaker / Vineyard Manager: Juan Manuel Burgos.
Location: Located in Zone 2, within the province of Burgos (eastern sub-region of Ribera del Duero) in the town of Fuentelcesped, located in the eastern part of Ribera del Duero at 2,946 ft altitude (898 m).
Wines Made: Avan Nacimiento, Avan Concentracion and Avan Cepas Centenarias.
Climate: Continental climate (Zone 2) cold nights and hot days with moderately low levels of rainfall. Burgos with a cooler climate at higher
altitude with wines usually exhibiting deeper color and are highly
aromatic with more concentration of flavors than wines produced in
western Ribera del Duero. Higher in altitude than Rueda and Toro with
corresponding lower temperatures averaging 61.2º F from April to October in Fuentelcesped with 9.7 inches of rainfall. The continental
climate gives a long ripening period offering more complexity and greater aromatic intensity. Harvest usually commences first week of October and finishes by Oct 15th.
Soils: Topsoil composed of sand and thin particles of clay and subsoil of
gravel with limestone. This soil profile provides good water drainage
reducing humidity and the low organic matter, reduces grape yields to 2.2 pounds per vine (1 kg). Producing wines with deep color saturation, aromatic, extracted and in intense in flavor.
What makes AVAN wines unique?
* Great efforts to grow “terroir”
expressive wines revealing power and character that are truly unique to
Juan Manuel Burgos’s youthful ambitions.
* All wines are small
production cuvees.
* Avan Cepas Centenarias is produced from prephylloxera
vines that are over100 years old.
* All his wines are
remarkable dark, aromatic and intense in flavors.
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JUAN MANUEL BURGOS USES THE MANUAL
PRESS TO AVOID CRUSHING THE SEEDS OF THE GRAPES. USING THE MANUAL
PRESS IS MORE TIME CONSUMING HOWEVER THE DEGREE OF EXCELENCE
IS HIGHER.
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JUAN MANUEL BURGOS USES THE MANUAL
PRESS TO AVOID CRUSHING THE SEEDS OF THE GRAPES. USING THE MANUAL
PRESS IS MORE TIME CONSUMING HOWEVER THE DEGREE OF EXCELENCE
IS HIGHER.
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Name
Of Vineyard |
Acres |
Age
Of Vines |
Grapes |
Soil |
Altitude |
Slope
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Carrascales |
4 |
8 |
Tempranillo |
Sand, Clay, Chalk, and
Gravel |
2100 Ft |
Steep |
El Monte |
6 |
10 |
Tempranillo |
Clay, Gravel |
2200 Ft |
Medium |
| Mojon Blanco, Torrubio |
8 |
40 to 80 |
Tempranillo |
Sand, Clay, Chalk, and
Limestone |
1900 Ft |
Medium |
Cuesta La Viña |
2 |
100+ |
Tempranillo |
Sand, Clay, Cravel and
Chalk |
2300 Ft descending to
1900 Ft |
Steep |
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Name of Wine: AVAN Nacimiento 2004
Producer: Bodegas Juan Manuel Burgos
DO: Ribera del Duero (Zone # 2)
Grape Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
Production: 1,000 Case made – 400 for the U.S.
Wine Maker: Juan Manuel Burgos
Ageing: 10 Months in French Oak Barrels
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Name of Wine: AVAN Concentración 2004
Producer: Bodegas Juan Manuel Burgos
DO: Ribera del Duero (Zone # 2)
Grape Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
Production: 350 Cases made – 75 for the U.S.
Wine Maker: Juan Manuel Burgos
Ageing: 12 Months in French Oak Barrels
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Name of Wine: AVAN Cepas Centenarias 2004
Producer: Bodegas Juan Manuel Burgos
DO: Ribera del Duero (Zone # 2)
Grape Varietal: 100% Tempranillo
Production: 100 Cases made – 15 for the U.S.
Wine Maker: Juan Manuel Burgos
Ageing: 14 Months in French Oak Barrels
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