Marqués de Cáceres:

VINEYARDS - YIELDS Selection of small plots, from Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. Low yields in old vines harvested by hand.

CROP The 2018 vintage was developed in a wet year with abundant rainfall in winter and spring, creating water reserves optimal to ensure a favorable vegetative cycle in the face of a summer that turned out hot and dry.

FLOORS Mostly clayey-calcareous. Rioja Alta plots with ferrous subsoil and more limestone in Rioja Alavesa. VINTAGE Totally manual, prioritizing the harvest order based on maturation of each selection or zone of each town.

VINIFICATION The clusters are carefully destemmed to proceed to alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks and at controlled temperature. The maceration with skins is prolonged up to 20 days in order to extract color, aromas and density in mouth. The malolactic fermentation is completed between the new barrel and the storage tank. stainless steel, depending on the plots and areas of origin. When finished, the wines They rest in barrels and are racked every 6 months.

TOTAL STAY IN BARREL 12 months in French (60%) and American (40%) oak barrels. The barrels are distributed between 25% new oak, 25% with passage of two wines, and the other 50% where three to four wines rested maximum.

REFINED IN BOTTLE 1 year minimum of bottle rack in Cellar before its launch.

TASTING NOTE Nice cape with luminous sparkles. Nose of fine notes of toasted wood and spices, which are set with a candied red fruit on a licorice background. in mouth highlights a wide sensation of volume, with a background of ripe fruit and some soft and elegant tannins. Long and silky tasting finish. - Service temperature 16ºC. - Alcohol content: 14% Vol.