MARQUES DE VARGAS RESERVA 2016
Spain, DOCa Rioja
Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Grenache
Ex-Cellar €9.50
DF
Diana Fernández
Export / Sales Manager, G.V. MARQUÉS DE VARGAS S.L.
Description
Handpicked harvest in boxes of 12 kg., conducted according to the ripening of each plot and the varietal. Micro-vinifications following the estate cartography and sectorization per plot, orientation and varietal. Use of native yeasts. Aged for 22 months in French oak barrels (40% new oak barrels) from different coopers, looking for complexity and fine, elegant tannins.
Winemaker: Ana Barrón. Consultant: Xavier Ausás A single-estate wine made from the Vargas family vineyard at Rioja Alta, "Hacienda Pradolagar" is a 50 ha estate with vines that are average 40 year old vines.
Awards
94 pts Tim Atkin
Certifications
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
5.9 g/l acidity
Vineyard
Hacienda Pradolagar, Logroño