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Luis Cañas Hiru 3 Racimos

01/06

Vintage

It was a shorter vintage than usual in terms of quantity, but of a very high level of quality. Quantity wise, a 25-30% decrease in yield compared to a normal year's harvest. Great concentration of colour and grade that will allow keeping back wines with great longevity and with lots of fruit. Very favourable year for the cultivation of the vine, with two shocks at the beginning and end of the cycle. It was a vintage that accumulated an advance of about 10 days compared to a normal year. The low production, the favourable climate during most of the year, the morphology of grains and clusters and the good work of the winemakers resulted in very high quality wines.

02/06

Vintage of the wine

2019

03/06

Winemaking

90% old, low yield vine Tempranillo (vines that yield 3 small bunches or less) and 10% Graciano. The harvested grapes are fermented in temperature-controlled French oak casks and macerated to extract their full potential. The resulting wine is then passed to French oak barrels where it undergoes malolactic fermentation to give it complexity and aromatic intensity while stabilising its colour.

04/06

Varieties

* 90% old vine (low yield) Tempranillo

* 10% Graciano.

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05/06

Aging

The wine is aged for a total of 24 months in new French oak from a selection of several top French coopers. It is then bottled and is aged another 24 months at least.

06/06

Tasting notes

Colour

Lovely, deep dark black-cherry red color.

Nose

Ripe but fresh and concentrated fruit aromas, with mineral and spice traces, and notes of blackberry and blueberry jam wrapped in cream with tones of toffee and "café au lait".

Mouth

Concentrated and creamy on the mid palate but with good acidity, well-balanced and fruity with fine tannins. Very long and expressive finish, leaving a clear impression of the character of the terroir.

Pairing

Suggested for dishes such as marmitako (traditional Basque stew prepared by fishermen and made with tuna, tomatoes and green peppers). It also goes well with lamb dishes, beef steak, roasted meat of all types, game, grilled sea bream and mature cheese.

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Awards

The Spanish Institute of Quality Wine is a private academic association that brings together the leading independent Spanish wineries.

95

points

2015

IWC – 2021 UK

Our
Awards

The Spanish Institute of Quality Wine is a private academic association that brings together the leading independent Spanish wineries.

95

points

2015

IWC – 2021 UK

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D.O. Ca. Rioja (Alavesa)

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