A few weeks ago, Emma Villajos, our Bodegas Valdelacierva winemaker, started at the vineyards, the control of the ripening of the grapes, in view of the coming 2019 harvest. After the recent pictures of the Grenache singular vineyard de Garnacha at Finca Montepedriza state, today we have travelled to Baños de Ebro in order to do an evaluation of the Valdelacierva crianza vineyards.
The begining of the harvest goes according to plan and it seems quite promising. Extremely balanced with good phenolic maturity due to the balanced load of the bunches. If the weather holds on and there isn’t any last minute scare, it could be a menorable harvest in Rioja.
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Valdelacierva “Revelation Wine 2019”
The wine Valdelacierva Grano a Grano 2016, from Bodegas Valdelacierva, joins to the club of the “11 Magnificent” and includes to its long list of awards the Best Revelation Wine Award 2019 from the Guide Vivir el Vino 365 wines per year. The publication, which in addition scores this wine from Rioja with 95 points, has selected Valdelacierva Grano a Grano 2016 among more than 1.600 wines, taking into account a demanding selection criteria. With this new accomplishment, Bodegas Valdelacierva sees the results of a work that involves a handmade production, characteristic that gives to the wine an authentic personality, based on the singular vineyard of the farm that sees it born “La Botija”.
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How is a magnificent wine made?
We show you the production of the red wine from Rioja: Valdelacierva Grano a Grano 2016 . (Only 589 botles)
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Valdelacierva: Thanksgiving’s wine
By CAROLYN EVANS HAMMOND: ” If you’ve ever hosted a traditional Thanksgiving feast, you know the costs can add up. There’s the big bird to buy, the fixings, the pie, the centrepiece and of course the wine. I’m a firm believer that you don’t have to spend a fortune to get a great bottle of wine. So here are five tasty, crowd-pleasing bottles that go well with turkey — each for less than $16:
2012 Bodegas Valdelacierva, Rioja, Spain
Those who like big, lush reds no matter what they’re eating will no doubt enjoy this undervalued bottle just released in Vintages. This stellar oak-aged Tempranillo exudes warm aromas of stewed cherries and vanilla bean then swathes the palate with cashmere flavours of sweet macerated berries, toasted nut, warm toffee, cherry and blueberry. It’s quite a characterful, smart wine that is well worth snapping up.
Score: 94
