Bodegas Valdelacierva · Rioja Alta
Valdelacierva Grano A Grano
Its grapes are characterized by have a loose bunch, the main point to deseed by hand grape by grape on the winery, a hand-picked harvest, picking on the field the loose bunches and leaving the compact ones. A total amount of 1600 kilograms have been ageing with the peculiarity that along 2 days 10 girls have been deseeding the grapes one by one separating the entire grapes from the stem. The alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature of 22-24º to preserve the fruit from the intracellular fermentation which has been caused by the fact of being the entire berry, it is followed by the punching down process. After the fermentation, 500 liters are transferred to new French oak barrels, where the malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine is ageing along 14 months in which we make Batonnage, stirring its fine lees. This final step gives us as result the birth of the unique Valdelacierva Grano a Grano 2015.
It has got 1331 bottles of this wine, which surprises because of its integration and balance. On the visual stage, it has an attractive cherry red of high layer; the nose is intense with clear aromas of red and black berries, with a milk bac-kground and a subtle spicy hint characteristic of a good quality mature tempranilllo. On the palate, it is velvety and involving, it invites you to keep drinking.
Details
Tipo de vino
Red
Añada
2017
Grape varieties
Tempranillo