Spain, Rioja Alavesa
Tempranillo
Awards
93 pts Guia Penin
Alcohol
14.2%
Analytical data
Vineyard
A warm autumn with average temperatures 2ºC above the norm and abundant rainfall. The winter continued to see a lot of precipitation, on a couple of occasions in the form of snow. At the beginning of spring the total accumulated rainfall was 170 l/m2 more than in an average year. Budburst began on 14 April, accompanied by particularly high temperatures, leading the vines to make a jump of almost a week in their development compared to an average year. During the first month of summer there were a series of heatwaves and from 21 July frequent heavy downpours which meant that the vines continued to produce canopy and to dry up later than normal. On 3 August, hailstones were reported in a small part of the Leza district. On 31 August there was another hailstorm which affected a larger area but the evolution of the damaged fruit was satisfactory since they quickly dried. Harvesting began on 4 September and proceeded in dry weather. The districts affected by the hailstones were picked into crates and selected grape by grape to remove any that were at all damaged. The resulting harvest was very healthy and promised very high likely alcohol levels. Vegetative cycle 203 days.
Maturation
24 months of American oak.
