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  • Country ranking ?

    128
  • Producer ranking ?

    13
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

In 1995 we discovered that some vines produced grapes whose flavor was very different to the one of the vines around them. They produced a sensation of fullness, of volume, with notes that were more alike to a wine than to a grape. Two years later, we made our first CIRSION, which we didn’t commercialized, and we tested that with a short aging, the wine reached a level of incredible silkiness and a fruit complexity out of the ordinary. Each vi...

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Wine Information

TECHNICAL DATA

Grape variety:

100% Tempranillo.

Vineyard:

Selected bunches from different plots. Applied methods from own research and development on polymerisation of tannins and anthocyanins.

Fermentation:

In French oak vats, with controlled temperature.

Ageing:

In 100% brand new French oak barrels during 12 months.

Stabilization:

Completely natural methods, clarification with egg whites.

Alcohol:

14,5% Vo...

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WINERY TASTING NOTES: Colour: Bright cherry colour with purple hues. Nose: Complex and elegant notes, very small black ripe fruit with freshness, noticeable the blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries. Palate: Wide and complex in the mouth with a tremendous volume where the aromas of small black and fresh fruits are very present. Very soft integrated tannins. The wine shows its power and at the same time its silkiness. Very long lingering finish. A Wine with a very strong and elegant personality. WINERY HARVEST INFO: 587 mm. of precipitations of which 204 mm. were collected the previous autumn. Good bud break. The beginning of the summer was stormy. There was an abundant vegetative mass. A very dry and fresh August. High temperatures in September.
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Origin

Rioja Alta, Rioja
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