CLIMATIC CYCLE
Winter and early spring brought good levels of rainfall and relatively low temperatures. Budbreak was slightly late and rather slow, with the growing cycle around ten days behind by May.
June was exceptionally warm, with temperatures reaching 40°C on 18 June. Within just one month, the vines went from being ten days behind in their phenological development to ten days ahead. Drought conditions were severe, with prolonged heatwaves throughout July and temperatures reaching as high as 41°C.
The summer was very hot and dry, and véraison began during the final week of July. The harvest was early and the grapes were in excellent health, with picking beginning on 6 September.
Rainfall: 396 mm.
Heat summation: 1,925 degree-days.
Production area:
D.O.Ca.Rioja
Variety:
91% Tempranillo, 7% Graciano and 2% Garnacha
Vineyards:
Bush vines over 30 years old located in Haro and its bodering villages. Yields limited to 1,5 kgs per vine.
Harvest:
Hand-picked in 16 kg crates and hand sorted at the winery
Fermentation:
Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in French oak vats followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels
Aging:
In 40% brand new and 60% second use, French oak barrels. 14 months in barrel and 20 months cellaring in bottle
Stabilisation:
Natural methods
Clarification:
Lyophilized egg white
Alcohol content:
14% Vol.
Packaging:
Carton cases of 6 bottles
Formats:
Bottles of 50cl, 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.
Color:
Intense cherry red color and red rim.
Nose:
The oak is impeccably integrated. The nose is very intense and the fruit stands out above all else. In this case it is a red line and reminiscent of cherry. There is complexity, with a nice range of spicy notes and above all freshness. It is a curiosity that in the 2022 vintage, characterized by drought and heat waves, there are such fresh wines.
Palate:
It has good volume, of medium level, with a lot of red profile fruit, very juicy, reminiscent of cherries. The tannins are very fine, of great quality, and make it a pleasant and very seductive wine.
The red fruit in this wine is above all else, but this does not mean that it is only a fruity wine, underneath there are layers of fine spices and memories of the landscape. The fresh cherry is the one that stands out, giving character to a delicious wine.
It looks like an Atlantic vintage! Surely, the very high temperatures of 2022 stopped the vineyard's functions and it is as if it forgot about those episodes that are not noticeable at all in the tasting. It's hard to explain.
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