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  • Country ranking ?

    212
  • Producer ranking ?

    29
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now-2030
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled lamb, roasted duck & grilled halloumi

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The Story

At La Carbonera winery we produce Rioja Alavesa wines of the best quality in a landscape of 70 year old vines. The name of the winery comes from the iconic La Carbonera vineyard located in the municipality of Labastida. The word 'carbonera' brings to mind the coal stone and the mines dug under the earth. The logo is a testimony of the vineyard's past: the grapes used to be pressed using wooden presses.

The name Las Pisadas evokes the vinicu...

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Wine Information

The 2016 vintage saw abundant rainfall early on in the year, followed by a dry, warm summer, which helped ensure perfectly healthy grapes. Rainfall in late September and early October benefitted the final stages of fruit maturation.

Alcohol level: 14,5% vol

pH: 3.66

Total acidity: 5.07 g/L (tartaric a.)

Residual sugar: 0.3 g/L

Ageing potential: 2-7 years

 

 

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Vintage 2016

SPAIN 2016 will be remembered for the piles of grapes thrown to the ground in Rioja. Our most renowned wine region, as well as Navarra and most appellations in Castilla y León, registered very high yields in sharp contrast with Mediterranean wine regions where drought led to below-average production levels. The gloomy picture came from Ribeira Sacra in Galicia where severe hail hit the area of Doade in August and destroyed 400,000 kilos of gra...

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Average Bottle Price

2020
13€

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Ruby red

ending

Long, Round and Flavorful

flavors

Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Vanilla, Cherry, Toasty and Smoky

nose

Youthful, Complex, Generous and Refined

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Well-structured, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Round, Harmonious, Ripe and Drying tannins

Verdict

Well-rounded and Fine

Written Notes

Medium intense, ruby red colour. Quite rich, plummy and ripe black fruit nose with spicy floral notes. Rich medium-bodied palate with supple tannic structure, ripe fruitiness and warming spicy finish with dark cocoa powder flavours. Decant for 2 hours and serve at 17-18°C with grilled veal, roasted chicken or duck fillet. JL 92p (12/2020)

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Origin

Catalunya, Penedès

Grapes

100% Tempranillo

Drinking temperature

16-17C

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