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Wine Description
The Story
Vines located in the municipalities of Villalba de Rioja, Briñas and Labastida. Calcareous-clay and alluvial soils.
Selection of vineyards. Manual harvesting with 200-kilo crates. Fermentation in wooden vats, separating the grapes according to variety and source vineyard, using indigenous yeasts and no temperature control. Once the alcoholic fermentation is complete, the period of maceration varies and can continue for up to 2 or 3 weeks de...
Vintage 2002
The 2002 wine vintage in Spain was a highly challenging, cool, and wet year across most of the country, leaving behind light-bodied wines that generally lacked long-term cellaring power. Relentless summer rains and unseasonably cool temperatures plagued northern Spain, fueling intense mildew pressure and preventing the grapes from achieving optimal sugar concentration. In La Rioja, this difficult climate resulted in pale, forward-drinking Temp...