Martin Codax Ergo Rojo 2018
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Ergo Rojo is a contemporary expression of centuries of Spanish winemaking and is crafted from the finest grapes grown in the warm, southeastern Spanish regions of Albacete and Jumilla. Ergo Rojo brings together Spain’s native grape, Monastrell (known elsewhere as Mourvèdre) with Syrah and Tempranillo in a stirring Red Blend. The wine opens with vibrant aromas of blueberry and juicy blackberry and the palate shows alluring complexity. Pronounced dark cherry and plum fruit flavors are backed by plentiful spice notes. Fine tannins, hints of leather and forest floor integrate with vanilla and toasted oak to create a long, smooth finish.
The Albariño grapes Bodegas Martin Codax uses for its wines come from its own vineyards, and thus the high quality and purity of the fruit is guaranteed.
Meticulous production methods combine the most advanced viticultural techniques (soil analysis, phytographic hygiene testing, progress control of the different stages of grape development...), with the most traditional know-how regarding vine growing and harvesting conditions.
Hailed as the star red variety in Spain’s most celebrated wine region, Tempranillo from Rioja, or simply labeled, “Rioja,” produces elegant wines with complex notes of red and black fruit, crushed rock, leather, toast and tobacco, whose best examples are fully capable of decades of improvement in the cellar.
Rioja wines are typically a blend of fruit from its three sub-regions: Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and Rioja Oriental, although specific sub-region (zonas), village (municipios) and vineyard (viñedo singular) wines can now be labeled. Rioja Alta and Alavesa, at the highest elevations, are considered to be the source of the brightest, most elegant fruit, while grapes from the warmer and drier, Rioja Oriental, produce wines with deep color, great body and richness.