Bodega Classica Gran Reserva Tinto2005

RED WINE

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.