La Union

Marqués de Arviza · Rioja, Spain

The wine shows expressive aromas of blackberry, red currant fruits from tempranillo, and violet and dried rose petal notes from Graciano. The palate is fine, silky, with medium acidity.

Farming
Organic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
85% Tempranillo
15% Graciano

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1995

Vessel
Oak barrel aging for 12 months and 6 months of bottle before release

Vineyard Yield
45 hl/ha

Soil Type
Mixture of soil types: red clay, white clay with pebble, sandy soils in the lowest parcels

Annual Production
8,100 bottles

Vinification
Manual harvest. Grapes selected in a sorting table and destemmed in a semi-manual manner, immediately afterwards they are placed in concrete tanks manually. Controlled alcoholic fermentation in a temperature range of 24°-26° to preserve varietal characteristics. Natural yeast fermentation; first week 2 pigeage per day. Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks.