Production area:

D.O.Ca.Rioja

Variety:

73% Tempranillo and 27% 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 60% brand new and 40% second use, French oak barrels. 14 months in barrel and 20 months cellaring in bottle

Stabilisation:

Natural methods

Clarification:

Lyophilized egg white

Alcohol content:

13% Vol.

Packaging:

Carton cases of 6 bottles

Formats:

Bottles of 50cl, 75cl, 1,5l, 3l and 6l.

Colour:

Medium layer, red background and edging with evolution in the line of orange tones.

Nose:

With good intensity, in the profile of ripe fruit, with a point of liquor and the sensation of herbal candies.

It is less evolved on the nose than one might expect from looking at the color.

The memory is the fine herb caramel and the cherry in liqueur.

Palate:

It is very silky, of medium volume with the sensation of red fruit, in this case ripe cherry and aromatic herbs.

Despite having a Mediterranean character, there is freshness in the wine.



Tasting held in Haro on March 29th, 2017