100% Tempranillo from La Nieta single-vineyard. Limy franc-clay texture and calcareous-clay composition with a deep sandy rocky sub-soil.
High density of plantation on trellis, low yield. Organic fertilization and environmental integrated agriculture cultivation. Year of plantation: 1975
Destemmed by hand with a rigorous selection of every grape. Cold pre-fermentative maceration. Fermented in 10 hectolitres oak barrels at 28 degrees. Pressed by foot twice a day. Malolactic in new French oak Bordelaise barrels. Aged 18 months in new French Bordelaise oak barrels.
Tasting notes
Intense cherry. La Nieta displays aromas of mineral notes, ripe fruit leading to a full-bodied, voluminous, intense wine with structure and an outstanding balance.
This wine has won the Decanter World Wine Awards Gold award for its 2007 & 2008 vintages.
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La Nieta D.O. Rioja
€110.70
“Delicate, subtle, very fine and complex with a Burgundian character, extremely elegant. A world class wine” (The Wine Advocate) 96 Parker points in 2015
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SKU: 4021
Categories: Private Cellar, Red Wine, Spain, Wine
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