Harvest: One of the best of the 21st century. The keys: a very favorable climate, excellent growing and sanitary conditions and low yields with
medium-sized clusters, very loose and with small berries. The slow and very balanced ripening was favored by abundant days with sunny mornings and cool nights. One of the most Atlantic vintages of recent years, which has allowed us to obtain wines of great freshness and complexity, ideal for long aging. Officially rated as Excellent.
Vineyards, grape varieties and aging: Tempranillo (95%) and Mazuelo (2%) from our own vineyards in Briñas, Labastida and Villalba and Graciano (3%) from our Montecillo estate in Fuenmayor.
The grapes are harvested by hand in 20 kg boxes and transported refrigerated to the cellar. After destemming and gentle crushing, the musts underwent alcoholic fermentation in 18 days. 18 days. The Tempranillo and Mazuelo, blended on the field in the field, fermented together while the Graciano was vinified separately. The malolactic fermentation took place naturally for four months. After winter stabilization, we selected the best wines and aged them in barrels for 6 years with 10 traditional rackings. Through tasting and analysis, we selected those that best represented the character of this wine: 236 barrels that we bottled in March 2017 in 61 643 cl bottles, 75 magnums and 4 double magnums. In order to preserve its aromatic components, we did not filter the wine before bottling it. This is the first vintage Gran Reserva 189 we have produced after the legendary 149.
Accompaniment: Delicate dishes with mild sauces. Meat stews with aromatic herbs. Chocolate desserts. Ideal as an after-dinner drink.
Tasting: It is distinguished by its garnet red color, of medium depth and with an incipient iodized color on the edge of the glass. On the nose, the typical notes of Rioja classicism appear: cherry jam, black plum compote, tobacco leaf, cinnamon, vanilla, pepper and chocolate powder. and chocolate powder. The elegance of its tannins and its pleasant freshness give it an elegant and pleasant elegant and pleasant on the palate. Classic Rioja bouquet, ample, complex, round and with an elegant finish. and with an elegant finish. A Gran Reserva 890 with a long life ahead of it.