Tasting Notes:
- Color: Red-ruby medium-high intensity with slight orange tones on the rim of the cup; Clean and bright.
- Nose: Intense aroma. Light lactic notes, red fruits and spices. It shows a good development of secondary aromas of aging (vanilla, cocoa, roasted) providing a good balance and persistence.
- Mouth: It shows tasty, well armed and with ripe tannins in good balance with acidity-alcohol. The fruity character dominates slightly over the flavors of roasted, roasted, cocoa and vanilla, giving it a very interesting complexity.
Elaboration and Aging:
Own vineyards located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida, DO. Called Rioja. Integrated viticulture, respectful of the environment, minimal intervention, perfect adaptation to the terroir and without the use of herbicides or systemic products, in line with the biorhythms of nature. Organic subscriber. Average Performance 2011: 33Hls. /He has.
The harvest is exclusively manual with rigorous selection of the fruits that are in optimal sanitary conditions and of maturation in vineyard and in cellar by means of a selection table. Made with the Tempranillo 100% variety. Traditional elaboration with 100% destemming. Fermentation controlled between 26 and 28 ° C with autoclave yeast selected from our own vineyards. Maceration with the skins for 24 days, with two traps daily at the beginning and a light trailing over the last ten days. Barrel: 14, 5 months in bordeaux oak barrels French and American. Age of the barrel: maximum of three wines. Regular racking every 4 months.
Features
- Type of Wine
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Red Wine
- Wine Style
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Red - Body and Spicy
- Grape Varieties
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Tempranillo,
Graciano,
Garnacha negra
- Type of Ageing
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Crianza
- Alcohol Content
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14.0%
- Serving Temperature
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16
- Vintage
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2016
- Presentation
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1 bottle
Ratings and awards
- Peñín
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92
- Prizes and previous ratings
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90 Peñín (2014) | 90 Parker (2012) | Wine Spectator’ Top 100 (2008)
- AporVino Points
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94
To combine
- Pairing
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Stews and Casseroles,
Stewed Meats,
Regional Cuisine,
Rice dishes,
Ham and Sausages,
Roast Meats,
Cheeses,
Game Meats,
Lamb,
Grilled Meats