The Story
The grapes come from the best vineyards of our property, with an average age of 50 years and located in the shelter of the Obarenes mountains. Bush trained and picked by hand. It is only made in exceptional vintages.
Grapes: 100% Tempranillo
Wine Information
Vinification: The fermentation of this wine is carried out in stainless steel tanks with a total of 18 days of maceration and daily punching. It spends 1 full year in tank before putting it for the first time in new American oak barrels, where it remains for 24 months. Once the aging time is over, it spends a full year in storage where it is further refined, and being ready for bottling. Before being marketed, the wine rests for at least 6 yea...
Vintage 2010
SPAIN 2012 VINTAGE REPORT
The Control Board has given the 2012 Rioja vintage the official rating of ‘VERY GOOD’. The global rating reflects the heterogeneous nature of the vintage. The drought affected both grape volume and grape quality in some vineyards but also resulted in a significant quantity of wine of extremely high quality, in line with the wines of the two previous vintages, both rated ‘excellent’.
In general, Rioja’s vineyards...
