Description
Hints of coconut and vanilla suffuse a blackberry and cherry core in this lush red. These fine old cellars have an excellent reputation for high-quality wines. The Tempranillo grapes are hand-harvested before being fermented and matured for six months in new American oak for a sweet vanilla edge. Rioja is always superb with lamb; this is no exception.
Certifications
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Soil Type
Clear Mediterranean influence, which implies more isolation and less rains than in the western Rioja areas, which creates optimal conditions for the creation of wines with more colour, concentration and phenolic maturation. Alluvial soils, rich in clays and limestone
Winemaker
Gonzalo Rodriguez Jaén
Viticulture
From vineyards totalling 320 Has with alluvial soils, rich in clays and limestone in the Rioja Baja region. Hand harvested grapes at end of September.
Vinification
Vinified at 29º for 12 days in stainless steel.
Maturation
Barrel ages for 6 months
