Winemaker Notes
Garnet red colour with medium to high intensity. Bright and in excellent condition. Elegant and complex nose. Aromas of ripe fruit, blackberry, plum, hints of cherry. Spicy with aromatic herbs such as rosemary, from our most outlying vineyards. There is a clear presence of select oak barrels. Hints of sweet spices, pastries and nougat combined with roasted flavors and cocoa. Long, persistent and full-bodied in the mouth. There is a crisp acidity, ensuring a long life, and tamed tannins. A wine in perfect condition which will evolve within the bottle in coming years.
Perfect with red meats, cured cheeses, barbecues and game dishes.
Blend: 90 % Tempranillo, 6% Graciano, 4% Mazuelo
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Inky red violet in the glass, this wine carries aromas of blackberry pie and orange zest. There is a nice balance of brightness and structure on the palate, with flavors of pomegranate, cherry, graphite, rose petal and espresso. Hearty tannins dissipate into the fruit-filled finish.
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.