Barranco Del San Ginés 2015

Description

This wine has a medium ruby colour with primary fruit aromas of raspberries, cherries, bramble and blackcurrant. Secondary aromas of brioche and tertiary aromas of figs and forest. The palate is elegant and well textured with smooth tannins. Good acidity, body and length. Good ageing potential.

Awards

95 pts The Wine Advocate Points

94 pts Tim Atkin

Certificates

Vinification

This wine is made from a single vineyard planted in 1935. The vineyard is 600m high, terraced and situated on an east facing slope on the white limestone rich soils in Laguardia Rioja Alavesa. As with the old vineyards of Rioja it is unirrigated and planted with a narrow row spacing of 1,4m x 1,4m between each vine at a density of 5000 vines per hectare. It is planted with Tempranillo, Grenache, Graciano, Mazuelo and Viura. The grapes are farmed organically, handpicked, sorted, destemmed and naturally fermented in cement tanks. The wine is aged for two years in wood and then bottle aged for one year.

Vineyard: Laguardia

This wine is made from a single vineyard planted in 1935. The vineyard is 600m high, terraced and situated on an east facing slope on the white limestone rich soils in Laguardia Rioja Alavesa. As with the old vineyards of Rioja it is unirrigated and planted with a narrow row spacing of 1,4m x 1,4m between each vine with goblet head training. It is planted with Tempranillo.