Very close to being chosen as "the discovery wine of the year" in the red category, in the words of Tim Atkin himself, El Rincón de los Galos has been scored 96 points by the prestigious British Master of Wine.
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Color and Appearance: | Garnet red color with a high layer and a violet rim. |
Nose / Aroma: | Concentrated, elegant and complex on the nose. Maximum expression of the perfect harmony between fruit and wood: blackberries, black fruit, liquorice, notes of coffee, chocolate and mineral. |
Mouth / Flavors: | It is a silky and enveloping wine that fills the mouth. Endowed with velvety tannins, with an incredibly long finish, full of nuances due to the mixture of fruity and mineral aromas. |
Recommendations: | Temperature: 16 - 18º C |
Kind of wine: | Red Wine. |
Grape Varieties: | 100% Tempranillo |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Ageing: | 1575 l were produced. with which 7 new 225-l Premium French oak barrels were filled on October 5, 2017, in which they remained for 18 months without racking. |
Alcohol: | 14,2% vol |
Acidez: | 5,60 g/l |
Formats: | 0,75L |
Production: | 2.016 bottles. |
Soils: | Soil with low organic matter and low exchange capacity. Calcareous clay character and sandy texture. |
Grape harvest: | Manual |
Viticulture: | 100% Tempranillo grapes from the “El Rincón de los Galos” plot, harvested by hand. Planted in a glass and «in the frame» in 1947. |
Location: | Rioja Alta |