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
85% old vine Tempranillo 15% Cabernet Sauvignon). The grapes are cold macerated for 72 hours on arrival at the winemaking cellar. They undergo fermentation at 26º C in sealed, cement tanks under constant thermal control, with the must pumped over daily. With the paste devatted by gravity, spontaneous malolactic fermentation takes place after 45 days.
05/06
Aging
The wine is aged in barrels of medium toasted American and French oak. The total period in barrels is 20 months. After the final racking, it is clarified in deposits, decanted after 30 days and bottled directly without any type of filtration. Because this wine?s evolutionary cycle is quite slow, only corks of the highest quality available are used to ensure long ageing potential.
06/06
Tasting notes
Colour
High layer and brilliant, garnet coloured in the centre and cherry around the edges.
Nose
Complex variety of aromas which combine to give us an intense, sophisticated wine. Initially we can find very ripe berry fruits, smoked victuals, raisins and liquor. After a certain amount of aeration, cinnamon and jam notes surface.
Mouth
Full, with a good presence of tannins, although these are offset by the glycerine-like character, resulting in a pleasant and fleshy feel. Long lasting and lingering.
Pairing
Roasts, all types of lamb and game dishes, blue fish casseroles and cured Spanish Iberico ham.
D.O
D.O. Ca. Rioja (Alavesa)
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