RIOJA VEGA - Rioja Reserva - Spain
RIOJA VEGA "RESERVA"
A classic old style Rioja. Full bodied and well developed. Bright, intense deep red cherry colour. Intense and luscious woody aromas of very ripe fruit, plum and blackcurrant, toast, toffee and spices. Velvet and balanced on the palate, with a good, high-quality tannic structure. A long smooth finish rounds out this well structured wine.
Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
SPAIN
Rioja
Graciano, Mazuelo, Tempranillo
Product Description
Description
Ruby red colour. Very ripe fruits, raisins, preserve, accompanied with aromas of cinnamon, vanilla and toast bread. Hints of toast and liquorice. An unctuous wine with a pleasant palate, long and persistent. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
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Meat
Pair with roasted meats like pork, cold cuts
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Cheese
Aged cheeses
Accolades
Awards
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
Wine Facts
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Graciano, Mazuelo, Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Region | Rioja |
| Country | SPAIN |
| Winemakers | Rioja Vega |
| Producer | Rioja Vega |
| Average age of vines | 50 years |
| Production method | 6,500 kg/ha |
| Harvest method | Mechanized |
| Fermentation & maceration | Alcoholic fermentation for 10 days. Maceration in contact with the skin for 15 days. Fermentation temperature 28ºC. |
| Aging | 24-month ageing in 95% American and 5% French oak barriques followed by a 12-month bottle ageing. |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| SKU | SP55 |
Vineyard Info
Time becomes value. The origins of this wine cellar, prior even to the time when the Denominación de Origen guarantee of quality was created, have enabled it to preserve the word Rioja in its trademark.
Rioja Vega is today one of the few wine cellars whose winemaking tradition dates back to the dawn of wine culture in this outstanding region. Those were the years when the French maestros, fleeing from the phylloxera that ravaged the vineyards in their country, chose these lands. They knew that proximity to the Ebro, its poor soils and its fine climate would produce an exceptional wine. During those years, Felipe Ugalde, who later joined forces with the Muerza family, was able to take full advantage of the knowledge of these pioneers and later, pass it on to his heirs.
More than 125 years have gone by since then and, by continuing with the same attitude, we have steadily gained wisdom, experience and knowledge by adapting to technological advances and carrying out research in order to be able to offer the wide range of wines we have today. The grapes for this wine come from an old vineyard of over 50 years of age located on the slopes of Sierra Cantabria, as well as from a 15 year old placed within the estate. The work on the vineyards has been specifically focussed on achieving a healthy fruit with a total phenolic ripeness.
Reviews & Ratings
Description
Ruby red colour. Very ripe fruits, raisins, preserve, accompanied with aromas of cinnamon, vanilla and toast bread. Hints of toast and liquorice. An unctuous wine with a pleasant palate, long and persistent. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
-
Meat
Pair with roasted meats like pork, cold cuts
-
Cheese
Aged cheeses
Awards
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Graciano, Mazuelo, Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Region | Rioja |
| Country | SPAIN |
| Winemakers | Rioja Vega |
| Producer | Rioja Vega |
| Average age of vines | 50 years |
| Production method | 6,500 kg/ha |
| Harvest method | Mechanized |
| Fermentation & maceration | Alcoholic fermentation for 10 days. Maceration in contact with the skin for 15 days. Fermentation temperature 28ºC. |
| Aging | 24-month ageing in 95% American and 5% French oak barriques followed by a 12-month bottle ageing. |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| SKU | SP55 |
Time becomes value. The origins of this wine cellar, prior even to the time when the Denominación de Origen guarantee of quality was created, have enabled it to preserve the word Rioja in its trademark.
Rioja Vega is today one of the few wine cellars whose winemaking tradition dates back to the dawn of wine culture in this outstanding region. Those were the years when the French maestros, fleeing from the phylloxera that ravaged the vineyards in their country, chose these lands. They knew that proximity to the Ebro, its poor soils and its fine climate would produce an exceptional wine. During those years, Felipe Ugalde, who later joined forces with the Muerza family, was able to take full advantage of the knowledge of these pioneers and later, pass it on to his heirs.
More than 125 years have gone by since then and, by continuing with the same attitude, we have steadily gained wisdom, experience and knowledge by adapting to technological advances and carrying out research in order to be able to offer the wide range of wines we have today. The grapes for this wine come from an old vineyard of over 50 years of age located on the slopes of Sierra Cantabria, as well as from a 15 year old placed within the estate. The work on the vineyards has been specifically focussed on achieving a healthy fruit with a total phenolic ripeness.
