SAM Crianza, D.O.C. Rioja

TECHNICAL DATA

Winemaker: Alberto Villarraso.
Vineyards: in Rioja Alavesa, with calcareous clay soils and an Atlantic climate with a Mediterranean influence .
Vintage 2018: very Atlantic, with abundant rains during the spring and the first part of the summer. The hot and dry weather from mid-August provided us with excellent conditions to obtain very good quality grapes.

TASTING NOTE

A fullness of notes of ripe cherries and tobacco bubble to the top, followed by aromas of black plum and chocolate cake.

Full-bodied and spicy, with soft and round tannins, with good acidity to appreciate the ripe notes of its long finish.

ELABORATION

Manual selection of grapes in the vineyard.

Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks of the destemmed grapes without crushing.

Malolactic fermentation partially in barrel.

12 months of aging in French and American oak barrels .