VINTAGE 2001

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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2001

PARKER

CLIMATIC CYCLE

Excellent harvest, perfect ripeness. 473 mm. of precipitations in the vine-growing year. A rainy winter.

A dry and warm spring. Shatter of the flower, not too compact bunches. A summer with enough humidity. An excellent autumn.

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:

High layer, very deep, with a dark cherry bottom and a slight evolution in the edging that can be considered minimal considering the 17 years it is at this time. The appearance is of a much younger wine.

Nose:

Of great intensity and enormous complexity. It is very difficult to decipher it because there are many layers of aromas superimposed. There is the range of black fruits, humid earth, great minerality, noble woods and spices, cedar, tobacco, chocolate. All forming a composition of great depth that changes as the wine opens in the glass.

Palate:

It is very powerful and voluminous, quickly fills the mouth and has a very intense aftertaste. The tannin is very good and it still has a youthful texture.

The black fruit appears reminiscent of small berries, behind it is cocoa, tobacco, spices,... It is very enveloping with sweetness and freshness at the same time. Very long, almost evergreen. Very harmonious and while it lasts, the memory is exquisite.

Delicious complexity of fruits, minerals, spices and freshness.

Tasting held in Haro on January 3rd, 2019

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