VINTAGE 2022

CIRSION

Wine from selected bunches where the grapes have matured exceptionally.

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 did not commercialize, 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 vintage we walk through the vineyards looking for this curious natural peculiarity, and that’s how, one in a thousand, the CIRSION grapes are picked.

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Year

2022

GOURMETS

JAMES SUCKLING

PEÑIN

CLIMATIC CYCLE

During winter and early spring, there was good rainfall and quite low temperatures. Budbreak was somewhat late and timid. By May, there was a 10-day delay. June was a very hot month, reaching 40ºC on the 18th. Withing a month, we went from a 10-day phenological delay to a 10-day advance. The drought was severe, with long heatwaves throughout July, with temperatures reaching 41ºC.

Summer was very hot and dry, with veraison occurring the last week of July. Harvest was early and healthy, starting on September 6th. Rainfall: 396 mm. Thermal index: 1925 degree-days.

Very low acidity. Extraordinary whites, although not very acidic.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

86% Tempranillo and 14% Graciano

Vineyards:

Selection of some plants from the oldest vineyards.

Age of the vineyards:

Old bush vines

Harvest:

Hand-picked in 16 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery

Fermentation:

In French oak vats, with temperature controlled. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.

Aging:

8 months in 100% brand new French oak barrels

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

14,5% Vol.

Packaging:

Carton cases of 3 bottles (single bottles in wooden cases)

Formats:

Bottles of 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.

TASTING

Colour:

Very intense layer. With a dark cherry color background and cherry rim.

Nose:

Very intense, away from the glass you can already smell the wine. Great complexity, with many notes of black fruits, cherry cherries, small berries such as blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries and also a few flashes of fresh red fruits.

The oak is well assembled and there is a wonderful balance in the olfactory sensations.

Notes of aromatic balsamic and earth plants. With memories of wildflowers and violets.

Palate:

Huge volume that does not weigh. Soft retronasal sensations that flow. Black fruits, with red sparks. Impeccable texture. The tannin is very fine and delicate. There is a lot of freshness despite being a dry and warm vintage.

The wine is very long, endless, with an aftertaste full of fruit and fresh fullness.

It is a great CIRSION, with an incredible balance between power and elegance.

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