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Tempranillo,
10% Mazuelo,
5% Garnacha Tinta,
10% Cabernet
Sauvignon from average 28 year old vines from their 50
hectare Pradolagar Estate, harvested manually end September/October
2006 in trailers of 2,500 kilos. After fermentation in 22,500kg
stainless steel vats at 29/30 deg.C for 11/13 days, remontage
occurred daily for another 11 days with the grapeskins. Once
racking and malolactic fermentation were completed, ageing
began in January 2007 in 30% new American oak, 20% new French
oak, 10% new Russian oak and 40% American/French/Russian oak
(1 wine) barrels made by Seguin Moreau & Murua, for 23
months, racked twice every 5 months, and then every 6 months.
Bottled January 2009 without clarification or filtration and
released March 2010.
Deep, intense black cherry colour with violet rim. Powerful,
complex aromas of leather and ripe fruit. Glorious structure,
rich and powerful, concentrated and well-balanced, elegant
tannins that add gamey, earthy notes to the ripe crushed berries.
Ready for drinking now but has great potential for improvement
in bottle. Time enhances its structure and aromas. Cork-Natural
Extraflow. 14% Vol. Total production 306,983 bottles of 75cl
and 5,000 bottles of 150 cl.
Decanter Rioja Reserva Awards 2010 - 3 stars
The
IWSC 2008 - Silver Winner
Robert
Parker - awarded 90 points
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