Rioja Reserva Baron de Chirel 2019 Marqus de Riscal – 99/100 Gua Proensa

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119.95 per bottle

Platinum Medal in Decanter World Wine Awards

97/100 Wine Enthusiast and 99/100 Gua Proensa 2024

ABV 15%

Barn de Chirel wine first appeared in 1986 as the result of experimental production using a selection of grapes from very old vines, between 80 and 110 years old, with a very low yield and high quality. From the results of these trials would appear what we could say was the precursor of the so-called new era of Rioja wines. This wine is produced on a very limited scale and only in the best vintage years, in which the character of the vineyard, the soil and the variety are expressed as part of a single, harmonious whole. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 26C and the maceration period does not exceed 12 days. The malolactic fermentation takes place in small wooden vats with a capacity of 20,000 litres and the wine is then aged for 20 months in Bordeauxstyle barrels made of French oak. Finally, the wine spends a minimum time of a year rounding off in the bottle before being released for sale.

Tasting notes
A dark cherry colour, lively with few signs of evolution. High aromatic intensity in which the toasted and spicy aromas from the French oak predominate, together with ripe, dark-berried fruit. In the mouth, it is fresh and smooth with soft, polished tannins in which the wood is not too intrusive. Complex and elegant with a long, balanced finish.