REGION

RIOJA ALTA

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VARIETY

100% Tempranillo

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VINEYARDS

Single-vineyard wine from La Veguilla, 16.5 Hcts. Franc-clay or calcareous-clay soil in texture with small calcareous rounded stones on the surface. High density plantings on trellis and low yield. Organic fertilization. Environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Year of plantation: 1975.​

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ELABORATION

Destemed by hand with a rigorous selection of every grape. Cold pre-fermentative maceration. Fermented in 5 hectolitres oak barrels. Pressed by foot twice a day. Malolactic in new French oak Bordelaise barrels. Aged 24 months in a new French Bordelaise oak barrels.

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ALCOHOL CONTENT

14.5% vol.
 

COLOR

Very intense cherry red​

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TASTING NOTES

Intense cherry. Notes of ripe fruit, blackberry, black cherry, currant and fig, with mineral, licorice traces and dark-roasted flavours. On the palate is powerful, flavoursome with tannins of oak still marked against those of fruit, hints of great length, mineral back aroma with traces of ripe fruit.​

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SERVING TEMPERATURE

Ideally between 16-18° C

 

CULINARY

All kinds of dishes with strong, intense flavor, game, dark meats, stews, grilled meats, cheeses, etc.

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