Bodega Classica Gran Reserva Tinto 2005
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Item# 97387-05W/6PK
Decanter
94pt
International Wine and Spirit Competition
93pt
Vinous Media
92pt
Ageing
Toree and a half years in Bordeaux barreis of French oak, half new and half used, with
light and medium toasting; with further blending to complete refinement throughout a
lengthy stay in the bottle.
Tasting notes
Great intensity while exuding smoothness. With very pleasant
tactile sensations that denote warmth, it maintains great energy based
on its good acidity. Its beginning is sweet and enveloping, giving way to
a lengthy, extremely pleasant mouth that culminates in a complex
aftertaste. A wine rich with subtleties that provokes
thought and discovery.
Vineyard
Old goblet-shaped Tempranilla vines, with an average age of 70, sorne of them planted on
the old "planting frame" or "square" just after the phylloxera blight. They grow on
clay-limestone terraces at the foot of the Sierra de Tolono, facing south, at a high altitude,
with a cool climate, in the Sonsierra region (San Vicente and surrounding towns).
Garnacha comes from 90-year-old vineyards planted in the Cardenas area, in Alto
Najerilla. They are also located at a high altitude, on clay-ferrous terraces facing north.
Vinification
Manual and staggered harvest during the last week of September and the first week of
October. Each variety and area were fermented separately in steel tanks, always with
the grape's own yeast and with spontaneous malolactic fermentation, with very
respectful maceration for two weeks.
Vintage
2005 was one of the best vintages in Rioja in recent decades,
thanks to very favorable weather conditions. Toe winter was not
very rainy, nor was the spring, but the crucial rains came at the
key moments during the growing cycle. September brought
moderate temperatures during the day and cool nights, which
favored balance in the final stage of ripening. By harvest time, the
grapes were in exceptional health.
