Valenciso Tinto reserva 2014

Name: Valenciso - Tinto Reserva - 2014
Brand: Boutinot
Price: 202.0 HKD
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VALENCISO

$1,210.00

A dense, deep and complex Rioja crafted with elegance

Spain

Vin Red

14%

Viticulture

10 years +

100% Tempranillo

750ml
Box of 6 bottles (75cl)

Red

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Let's talk little, let's talk wine

The Valenciso estate produces only 3 red wines at the estate but all efforts are concentrated to produce elegant, refined and complex wines. The vines are cultivated organically on clay-limestone soils, in the north of Rioja Alta, benefiting from the Atlantic influence, characteristic of the region. The wine ferments in stainless steel vats then will be aged for 17 months in French oak barrels to refine gently. This wine exudes complex notes of dried cherry , small black fruits, black tea , tobacco , vanilla , spices as well as some balsamic and licorice notes . Its attack is elegant and tasty, and the palate is silky and voluminous. The lively acidity and velvet tannins build the balance of the wine. The finish is long with black fruits and spices.

Where are we traveling?

La Rioja Rioja is today the most famous wine region in Spain. Its northernmost vineyards are located in the neighboring regions of Navarre and the Basque Country. The region is demarcated by geographical features which are the Ebro river and the Cantabria mountain ranges. These mountains, which border Rioja from the north and west, offer shelter from the cold and humid influences of the Atlantic Ocean which provides a warmer and drier climate than that of the north. Rioja can be divided into 3 zones: → Rioja Alta is the western part of Rioja. As the name suggests, the vineyards are located at higher altitudes. The soils contain more clay, iron and alluvial elements and less limestone than those in the neighboring Alavesa region. The wines tend to be considered elegant with balanced acidity. → Rioja Alavesa is made up of two distinct enclaves of land adjacent to Rioja Alta. Although they are both located in the Rioja zone, they are not part of La Rioja, but rather of the Basque province of Alava. The vineyards are located at similar altitudes to Rioja Alta, and the macroclimate is similar. The soils tend to be more calcareous than in Rioja Alta and the wines can have greater acidity. → Rioja Oriental (formerly Rioja Baja) is the eastern part of the Rioja zone. The climate there is much more strongly influenced by the Mediterranean. Drier and warmer than the other two regions, Garnacha is more highlighted there. The wines can be significantly more robust than those from other sub-regions. Most of the region is south of the Ebro, in the La Rioja region. However, in the eastern zone, the Rioja vineyards north of the river are actually within the political boundaries of Navarra.

The little history of the country

Spain

The history of wine in Spain is so old that no one really knows who brought the first vines to the region. When the Phoenicians arrived some 3,000 years ago and founded the present-day cities of Cádiz and Jerez, viticulture was well established and Spanish wines were widely marketed throughout the Mediterranean and North Africa. You could say that Spain is a wine miracle. After years spent away from the world of fine wines, she is today a major player. Investment and ambition in the vineyards and cellars results in increasingly rich and complex (often very alcoholic) and spicy reds which are increasingly appreciated by international consumers. Proud to have more land devoted to vines than any other country, Spain is only beginning to capitalize on this resource consistently. Spain is an anarchic tangle of regions and sub-regions, just as its landscape is an anarchic tangle of incredibly raw landscapes. A glance at a map reveals the climatic diversity among Spain's many wine regions, from the soggy green vineyards of Galicia on the northern Atlantic coast to the toasty vineyards of southeastern the Mediterranean. Spain's saving grace, in terms of viticulture, is the average altitude of its vineyards, above 600 meters. A large part of Spanish vineyards therefore manage to produce grapes of good color and acidity simply because night temperatures are relatively low and the grapes do not ripen until the end of a sufficiently long growing period. But there is real treasure to be found for those willing to dig and, now that a class of connoisseurs has developed in Spain, all manner of ambitious investors have done their part to change the image of Spanish wine . Today, a new generation of winemakers has quietly begun making spectacular wines and experimenting with grape varieties that would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Wine remains an important commodity and is an integral part of Spanish culture.