Torre De Ona Rioja Finca San Martin Crianza 2018 750 ML

Introduction

Abundant rainfall in winter and spring meant that the vineyards were in excellent condition at the start of the growing season. The obvious risk of mildew, after the rain and high temperatures in the first half of June, receded in July as the warm, dry weather improved the sanitary conditions. The ripening stage progressed smoothly, with good quality parameters and a higher average weight of the berries. The resulting wines have intense and bright colours and stand out for their finesse, great aromatic intensity and excellent structure on the palate. 100% Tempranillo grapes selected from La Rioja Alta Winery’s vineyard in Torre de Oa, in the foothills of Sierra de Cantabria. This terroir, predominantly limestone and well-drained, produces grapes with excellent aromatic complexity and outstanding freshness. The harvest was guided by a painstaking selection of the grapes and was uneventful in terms of the weather. Grapes were hand selected in 300 kg boxes and immediately processed in the winery. After a gentle destemming and crushing, they underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Ageing in new American (60%) and French second-use oak barrels (40%) and lasted 16 months. This wine was racked three times using the traditional method.