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Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
Grape variety: 89% Tempranillo and 11% Graciano
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. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Ageing: During 8 months in 100% brand new French oak barrels.
Stabilization: Completely natural methods, clarification with egg whi...
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
| 2021 |
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| 165€ |
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