D.O.Ca.Rioja
Valdelacierva Reserva
2015
92 pts
Guía Peñín
2020
92 pts
Wine Enthusiast
2019
91 pts
Wine Spectator
2018
91 pts
Tim Atkin
2020
Other awards:
91 pts – Guía Gourmet 2020
91 pts – Vinous 2019
90 pts – Meininger Verlag 2019
Gold Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2019
Production:
Destemmed and non crushed grapes vatted in conical deposits of small capacity. Fermentation is done at a controlled temperature of 24ºC – 26ºC during 5 – 7 days. Postfermentation maceration with an average of 12 days per deposit. Malolactic fermentation in 500 l and 225 l new french oak barrels. Aging is done in american oak (70 %) and french (30 %) 2 – 3 years old barrels. 24 months in the barrel and 12 months in bottle.
CHARACTERISTICS
Grape
Tempranillo
Vintage
2015
Vineyard
“Berzal” de Baños de Ebro
Type of soil
Clay-calcareous with pebbles
Yield (kg/ha)
5.500
Harvest
Hand picked
Alcoholic content
14%
Vegan certification
Yes
Altitude
550 meters
Vineyard age
Over 50 years old
Bottle type
Bordeaux conical 75cl
Temperature
14ºC-16ºC
TASTING NOTES
Colour
Medium high layer, with cherry tone and garnet edging
Nose
Intense and complex. Very harmonious and attractive when moved in the glass, with dairy, black fruit and mineral notes that are common to the terroir from Alava, as well as a spicy and toffee background. Smoked end that adds complexity and invites you to taste it
Palate
Sweet and wide on the entry. Its journey through the center of the mouth is well structured and elegant. Its velvety and unctuous finish brings the dairy and mineral notes of its complex nose back. It ends with a long and persistent aftertaste