Hacienda Lopez de Haro - Reserva 2009 | Monsieur Touton Selection

Tasting note

Medium-high depth wine, ruby red colour with roof tile rim, which denotes its long barrel ageing and its peaceful bottle ageing. Powerful on the nose with primary aromas of ripe fruit accompanied by complex spicy and balsamic notes and a slight touch of vanilla. Balanced on the palate, it is a round and unctuous wine with ripe and sweet tannins, providing the wine with a long aftertaste: and elegant Rioja classic.

Winemaking

Classic aging of 20 months in French and American oak barrels. In the course of aging, a quarterly racking is carried out, which also assists in the clarification of the wine (as filtering or aggressive treatments are not performed) in order to preserve the natural characteristics of the wine. Following its aging in the barrel, the wine is clarified with egg white and subsequently bottled, aging in the bottle at least for two years before placing it in the market.

Harvest

Hand picked during the second and third week of October and transported to the winery in boxes and small trailers.

Technical note

Hacienda Lopez de Haro Reserva is a round, gentle and complex wine, made with Tempranillo and Graciano varieties, and with classic aging of 20 months in French and American oak barrels. This wine reaches the market in its optimun moment after a settled wait of over five years, including barrel and bottle.

Vineyards

A selection of old Tempranillo and Graciano vineyards with very low production settled on poor land of Ebro's terraces in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja)

Spain Rioja