VINTAGE 1999

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

1999

PARKER

CLIMATIC CYCLE

The year of the short cycle. 36 days with temperatures below 0ºC, during the winter. 478,6 mm. of precipitations in the vine-growing year. A frost on the 16th of April, reaching -4,5ºC that devastated the region.

September was rainy and a very good month of October. A limited production. Exhorbitant prices of the grape. (The grapes of the frozen vines were better according to the quality, those vines which were not frozen had many grapes).

TECHNICAL DATA

Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

100% Tempranillo

Vineyards:

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

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 high layer with a dark background and lively edges with a slight note of evolution.

Nose:

Very intense, with a sensation of slightly smoky damp earth, lots of small black and red fruits. You feel the rain when it is about to arrive, leaving the freshness and the smell of the landscape.

Cocoa and a slight hint of violet complete a beautiful aromatic environment.

Palate:

It is very voluminous, with fullness in the center of the mouth, very silky with very fine tannins. Long and fresh, complex and elegant, powerful and delicate. With a really delicious aftertaste.

Tasting held in Haro on December 14th, 2017

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