Description
The house's "Grand Cru".
This cuvée comes from a 0.95 ha parcel located 540 metres above sea level in Abalos, in the Rioja Alta.
Only 1,180 bottles of this very Burgundian Rioja are made.
Vinification
The grapes are first screened in the vine, only the best bunches are used. They are then transported to the cellar in large baskets (10 cm deep max., so that the bunches do not crush each other and the berries stay in the best possible condition). At the cellar, they are submitted to a second screening on a sorting table.
The grapes are then de-stemmed and the berries are sent into stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Only natural yeasts are used. Then the malolactic fermentation takes place in 600 litre vats. The wine is aged there for 14 more months.
Tasting analysis
This wine seems to draw a lot of complexity from its North-South oriented terroir. Its red fruit and its floral notes seduce on the nose as well as on the palate; a nice acidity brings the backbone of this complex wine with a Burgundy style and an Atlantic touch.
Storage potential
15 years
Serving
Best served in a large glass after decanting.