Caminos de sacramento red - Rioja Alavesa


Cuvée: Caminos de Sacramento Red - Viña Leizaola
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Vintage: 2017, 2019
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Capacity: 75 cl
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Alcohol content: 14°
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29.20€/L
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Type of wine: Red wine
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Appellation: DOca RIOJA – Rioja Alavesa | Wine from the Basque Country
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Winery: Viña Leizaola
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Allergens: contains sulfites
Excellent value for money.
TASTING
Color:
dark ruby garnet
Nose:
black berries
Mouth:
Powerful with silky tannins, harmonious acidity. Aromas of plums, cherries, notes of mocha and vanilla. The long and persistent finish
Service :
Best consumed at 17°C.Food and wine pairing:
Red meats, lamb, grilled meats
Guard :
10-15 years oldGRAPE VARIETIES
Tempranillo 84%, Graciano 16%DEVELOPMENT
Harvest in 12-kilo crates followed by manual selection of whole bunches then selection by grain in a horizontal destemmer by vibration. Vinification by plot. Malolactic fermentation in barrels, and aging for 17 months in French oak barrels.
HARVEST 2016
Characterized by a very wet winter, rapid flowering around June 10, and veraison around August 11. The weather was cool at the end of July, with some mildew attacks without major consequences, but favorable to the skin of the grapes. The vineyard suffered somewhat from the drought at the end of August, causing some irregularity in the ripening, sometimes on the same vine. Green harvesting was carried out. Luckily it rained on September 16, favoring the homogenization of the ripeness in a natural way, and the harvest took place from October 11 to 20 in ideal weather. This is a vintage with a very long growing cycle, giving rise to a great wine.
TERROIR
The soil of El Sacramento is composed of sandy-silty clay on the surface and silty clay at depth. It has abundant organic and calcareous matter. From a mineral point of view, its composition is perfectly balanced.
The current vineyard was planted in vase with Tempranillo vines in 1986.
La Rioja has a climate that is favourable to the production of fine wines and a variety of terroirs that give them complexity. El Sacramento, due to its ideal location, offers the balance necessary to produce a great wine, to which meticulous work is dedicated.
SITUATION
Situated on a promontory, with an exceptional view of the surroundings, this great wine-growing region, by its location, on the edge of a geological rupture, and by its soil, makes the magic of the terroir happen and this wine is the unique expression of it.
This vineyard of Rioja Alavesa enjoys the DOca RIOJA designation of origin for Denomination of Origen Calificada. This part of Rioja belongs to the province of Alava – Araba, one of the seven provinces of the Basque Country.
Viñas Leizaola acquired the El Sacramento property in March 2011. Leizaola, originally from Gipuzkoa in the north of the Basque Country, is the surname of the mother of the current owner: Etienne Cordonnier, who with this project aims to return to his family roots and offer a wine that reflects the professional training of the Cordonnier family, who have worked for three generations as agents in the Belgian market for many world-class wines.
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