Finca del Fraile Crianza, Rioja
Intense, jammy Rioja with toasty oak and mocha nuances and fine-grained tannins.
Type of wine: Oak, dry red
Grape(s): 100% Tempranillo
Appellation of Origin: Spain --> La Rioja --> Rioja DOC
Winery: Bodegas Altos del Marqués
Alcohol: 13.5% abv
Finca del Fraile Crianza from Rioja DO is a tempranillo that has been aged in neutral and some new oak for 12 months before bottling. You'll find ripe black berries, chocolate, vanilla, mocha and toasty aromas on the nose and palate, fruit notes on the wide palate. In addition, it has a pronounced intensity of very ripe, though not entirely jammy. Alcohol is 13.5%.
| Style | Still - rich and savory |
|---|---|
| Region | Rioja |
| ABV | 13,5 |
| Title 1 | About the Winery |
| Content 1 | Built in a "chateau" style, this winery belongs to an exclusively family limited liability company, Bodegas Altos del Marqués S.L, and it´s located in its own vineyards on the outskirts of Logroño. The winery owns 49 H (120.98 acres) of vineyard distributed in several areas, triangle-shaped, with vertexes in La Grajera (Logroño), Yagüe-El Cortijo and Hornos de Moncalvillo, in one of the highest quality areas of Rioja wine. This quality is due to the richness of the terrain, antiquity of the vineyard, divided into small plots and the lavish care taken in the production phase. The Cerrolaza family have concentrated their efforts on making a modern high-quality viticulture. In order to obtain the best possible grapes, they apply the latest technology to remove vigour from the vine-stocks, to de-leaf the vines, to prune specifically according to each area and for every type, and to utilize a double-selection in the vineyard and in the cellar. Ensuring that the quality of the grape is the basis for the quality of the wine, the Cerrolaza family focuses on their terrain using the latest technology as the only way of obtaining and guaranteeing great wines. As a result, they obtain wines with identity, an expression of their vineyards. |
| Title 2 | Winemaking |
| Content 2 | Harvesting: BY HAND Oak ageing: 12 months Type of oak: American oak and French oak with medium toast Alcohol content: 13,5% vol. Método de clarificación: 21 days with an albúmin preparation Alcoholic fermentation: 15 days in stainless steel tanks at a temperature between 25º and 28º Celsius. Malolactic fermentation: 18 days in stainless steel tanks after the alcoholic fermentation. |
