Vintage record manifest

Manifest: Cava — El Celestial Ouroboros Mark III

Product Identity

• Type: Espumoso Rosé Grand Cru. Traditional method sparkling rosé. Brut Nature (no dosage).
• Grapes: Trepat T1 (33%) + Trepat T2 (44%) + Garnatxa (22%) — Trepat and Garnatxa from Verdú, Lleida (precision biodynamic; natural products, irrigation permitted, vineyard protection as required)
• Vintage: 2025
• Base wine volume: 1,800 L (T1 600 L + T2 800 L + Garnatxa 400 L)
• Production: ~2,000 bottles (post-tirage, post-dégorgement yield)
• Available: Allocation by request. Single-vintage, single-lot.
• Ageing: 36 months sur lattes minimum (4× the Cava DO minimum of 9 months)
• Source protocol: ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/protocols/protocol_ES 3.pdf — Proyecto 1: El Celestial Ouroboros Mark III
• Methodology framework: ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/protocols/Trepat2_es.pdf — Crono-Varietal strategy (T1 + T2); Analysis_Holobiont.pdf — Five Levers of Control, Cascading Failure Principle
• Constructor route: ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/deliverables/CONSTRUCTOR_DECISION_TREE.md — Route 2: Cava, pH-gated assemblage and lees selection

The Crono-Varietal Story

This Cava is built on a single variety, Trepat, harvested twice — one week apart — and then completed with Garnatxa.

• T1 (Trepat, harvest week 1): Less mature grapes. Microbial community less ecologically mature. The Pillar of Purity and Precision per Trepat2_es.pdf §3.1. Fermented reductively at 25–27°C; produces clean, fruit-forward base wine.
• T2 (Trepat, harvest week 2): Same chemistry (21.2 °Bx, pH 3.5, TA 4 g/L) but different microbiome — a more ecologically complex population accumulated during the extra week of diurnal selection. The Pillar of Wild Complexity per §3.2. Cold-soaked 4–5 days at 8–10°C under CO₂; fermented cool at 22–24°C; aged 4–6 months sur lie fines.
• Garnatxa (400 L): Brings body, glycerol, sun-ripe fruit, and the alcohol lift (~11.3% in the final blend) needed for a long-aging sparkling base.

This is temporal assemblage: two harvests of the same variety, in the same week, with different microbiology, unified in a 36-month méthode traditionnelle.

Narrative Links

Claim: "Two harvests, one variety, one wine — the Crono-Varietal is a method, not a blend"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 1: The Crono-Varietal Selection)

• Trepat2_es.pdf §2.3 justifies the scientific basis: a one-week interval = "dozens of microbial generations" while chemistry remains stable
• T1 and T2 are vinified separately to their strengths (Purity vs. Complexity)
• United at the assemblage stage

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/Trepat/Trepat 1 and 2.HEIC and Trepat 1 and 2 in the bottles before fermentation.HEIC

Claim: "Garnatxa is the structural counterweight — body, fruit, and the lift that 36 months of lees needs"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 1, Garnatxa Integration)

• 400 L Garnatxa blended with 1400 L Trepat raises base alcohol to ~11.3% — the platform for long aging
• Garnatxa lías are "healthy / high alcohol" (protocol_ES 3.pdf Fase 1); they contribute manoproteins and texture
• The 22% Garnatxa proportion is the structural backbone of the assemblage

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/Garnatxa/garnatxa_cluster.HEIC and Poorin Garnatxa to glass.HEIC

Claim: "Acidificación as the universal triage — the Escudo Ácido"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 0: Acidification Triage)

• All three base components (T1 600 L, T2 800 L, Garnatxa 400 L) are acidified to pH 3.25 before blending
• At pH 3.65–3.77 (current T1/T2), SO₂ addition would be chemically inefficient (mostly bound, little molecular-active) and would shock the lías needed for aging
• The Escudo Ácido (Acid Shield) uses acid, not sulfur, as the spoilage-control tool
• All tanks cooled to <8°C during acidification — cold is the second line of defense (Acetobacter metabolism halts at 8°C)

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/videos/Adding 22pp Garnatxa to Trepat improves wine.MOV (the precise Garnatxa proportioning moment)

Claim: "Seven days of lías infusion, not three — full anaerobic control unlocks the time"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 2: Bio-Integration)

• The standard instinct is to bottle at Day 2–3 after assemblage
• The protocol extends this to up to 7 days of bâtonnage with inert gas (CO₂/N₂), provided strict anaerobiosis is maintained
• At 0.65 g/L VA in the T2 component, Acetobacter is present but dormant at pH 3.25 and <8°C — they need oxygen to multiply, and the bottle (vs. tank) is perfectly anaerobic
• The extra days allow Garnatxa and T2 lías to clean H₂S and build manoprotein texture

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/Trepat/maceration.JPG, filter.JPG, and Plot_of_fermentation process.PNG

Claim: "T2 lías are high-risk material — handled with CO₂ blanket and crown cap discipline"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 1: T2 Lees Harvesting)

• T2's 0.65 g/L VA = proven Acetobacter history. The lías are flavorful but biologically loaded
• T2 wine is racked under a CO₂ or Argon blanket (no splashing — splash = O₂ = Acetobacter wake-up)
• Only the fine creamy layer of T2 lías is kept; the heavy bottom sludge is discarded (the bacterial load lives in the sludge)

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/videos/elemination of skins from tank.MOV

Claim: "36 months sur lattes — the time that turns T1's reductive history into mineral nobility"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/protocol_followed.md (Phase 4: 36-Month Lees Aging)

• At 12 months: T1's reductive signature may still read as "dirty"
• At 36 months: reductive off-aromas have evolved into "flint/smoke" mineral nobility through autolysis
• Trepat and Garnatxa need the full 36 months for integration

→ Visual: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/photos_videos/Trepat/Three wines.HEIC (showing this wine among the portfolio)

Claim: "Brut Nature, no dosage — the only honest expression of a 36-month lees aging"

→ Proof: See 03_technical/chemical_analysis.json (residual_sugar: 0 g/L, total_sulfur: <10 mg/L)

• Sugar at dégorgement: 0 g/L
• No expedition liqueur at dégorgement
• The long lees aging provides all the texture; dosage would mask it

Claim: "Terroir Holobiont as cellar system"

→ Proof: See ~/.picoclaw/workspace/symbiogenesis/protocols/Analysis_Holobiont.pdf §2 + §5

• The 5 Levers (Time, Temperature, Oxygen, Extraction, Vessel) are coordinated, not stacked
• The Cascading Failure Principle (§3.1): each control decision defends against the next failure mode
• The Trepat skin microbiome + cellar wall flora + Garnatxa's microbial population = a single integrated system (the Holobiont)

Sensory Profile

Intended: A wine of patience, integration, and temporal depth. The Crono-Varietal strategy produces a sparkling rosé that combines the floral precision of T1 with the autolytic texture and glycerol weight of T2, lifted by Garnatxa body. This is not a fruit-forward sparkling. It is a sparkling of mineral evolution.

• Nose: Initial — wild strawberry, white flower, citrus zest (T1 contribution). With air — brioche, toasted almond, dried bread crust (autolytic signature at 36 months). Background — saline, chalk, a hint of flint
• Palate: Fine persistent perlage. Medium body. Acidity present but not aggressive (the assemblage balances the components). A thread of tension runs from attack to finish. Glycerol weight from Garnatxa adds mid-palate presence
• Body: Medium-full, focused, mineral-driven
• Finish: Extraordinarily long — saline, flinty, with dried herb and bitter orange peel

Words for this wine: *integrated, mineral, patient, Crono-Varietal, Brut Nature*

Production & Scarcity

• Single-vintage 2025. No blending across vintages.
• Single assemblage of T1+T2+Garnatxa. This is the only Cava from this protocol in the 2025 vintage.
• ~2,000 bottles. Approximately 1,800 L base × typical méthode traditionnelle yield after dégorgement losses.
• Scarcity as fact: "Single assemblage. ~2,000 bottles. Library allocation by request."

Sales Playbook Mapping

*Last updated: June 2025* *Source: protocols/protocol_ES 3.pdf — Proyecto 1 (Nov 2025) + Trepat2_es.pdf (Oct 2025) + Analysis_Holobiont.pdf (Oct 2025) + deliverables/CONSTRUCTOR_DECISION_TREE.md*