Grupo Pistacyl has started the 2024 harvest with the picking of Sauvignon Blanc grapes, a variety with which it plans to make its first Desacato Sauvignon wine this year, which will be added to its already consolidated Desacato Verdejo, which it has been producing since 2021.
The Valladolid company began picking this new variety on August 31st in several plots located in the Valladolid town of La Seca, given that it is a grape that has a short vegetative period and therefore ripens earlier than others.
In the first weeks of September, it plans to continue with the harvest of the Verdejo grape in the 30 hectares of its own vineyards in Pozal de Gallinas and Fresno el Viejo (Valladolid), in the heart of the Rueda Denomination of Origin.
Although forecasts indicate that around 120 million kilograms of grapes will be harvested in the Rueda Denomination of Origin, which represents a reduction of almost 15% compared to the previous campaign, Grupo Pistacyl predicts that it will be able to obtain a yield similar to last year, with grapes of very good quality.
Thus, the Valladolid company expects to be able to reach a production capacity of over 120,000 bottles this vintage, mostly made with 100% Verdejo grapes, which will be destined for sale in the national market and for export.
With only three years of life, Desacato is already present in different establishments in Andalusia, Aragon, the Canary Islands, Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, the Community of Madrid, the Valencian Community and Galicia.
This wine is already being sold in countries such as France, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, and the aim is to continue increasing its presence in foreign markets with the boost of the new Desacato Sauvignon Blanc.