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		<title>Hermanos Hernáiz Las Cenizas Rioja DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 07:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from, which is given to small, old plots with limited but high quality production and which, in summary, must comply with a series of strict standards to prove their quality. The grapes used to make El Jardín de la Emperatriz Tinto come from plots where the soils are mostly composed of white boulders over a sandy-loam structure and where the vines have an average age of 25 years old.

Las Cenizas is the winery’s village wine that takes its name from one of the most important towns in the Rioja DOCa: Cenicero, in the heart of Rioja Alta, - where the <span dir="auto">Hernáiz brothers - and whose name is believed to be due to the bonfires that the primitive </span><span dir="auto">shepherds left as they passed through the area. </span>A historic town known for its vineyards and the quality of its wines.

For more info, visit <strong>Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz </strong> <a href="http://www.hermanoshernaiz.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2021

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Hermanos-Hernaiz-Las-Cenizas-Rioja-DOCa-2021.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14%<br />
Total acidity 5.5 g/l<br />
pH 3.69</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Intense cherry-colored red wine.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
It surprises on the nose with aromas of blueberries, blackberries, cocoa beans, and spices.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
On the palate, it is dense, full-bodied, and flavorful, with well-integrated and firm tannins. A pleasant finish.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
17 months in barrel, 60% American oak and 40% French oak (20% of which is new).</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Goes well with poultry, grilled chicken, roasted meats or steak.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
<h3><strong>92pts</strong> <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1459" data-large_image_height="140"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1073" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="19" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></h3>
<h3><strong>92pts </strong><strong><a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="933" data-large_image_height="240"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4135" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin-300x77.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="39" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin-300x77.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin-768x198.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin-600x154.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GuiaPenin.jpg 933w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></strong></h3>
<h3><strong>91pts <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate.png" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1191" data-large_image_height="633"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4453" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate-300x159.png" alt="" width="150" height="80" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate-300x159.png 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate-1024x544.png 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate-768x408.png 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate-600x319.png 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robert-Parker-Wine-Advocate.png 1191w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></strong></h3>
<h3><strong>4.2 <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="456" data-large_image_height="110"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-4519" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png" alt="" width="150" height="36" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo-300x72.png 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vivino-logo.png 456w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></strong></h3>
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		<title>Muriel Viña Viejas Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Muriel Wines was created as a family business with strong links to its place of origin. Today, it has become a large global company with an important part of its business dedicated to exports. But it remains very connected to its roots: one foot in the vineyard and the other in the rest of the world.

Made from vineyards in the heart of Rioja Alavesa and select areas of Rioja Alta, these old vines are cultivated using the traditional goblet-training system. Giving the greatest prominence to the DOCa Rioja’s star variety and following the traditional guidelines that have made it so well known, Muriel Gran Reserva Viña Viejas is a classic to enjoy the expertise of this community that is so attached to their land.

For more info, visit <strong>Muriel Wines </strong> <a href="http://www.murielwines.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2016

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Muriel-Vina-Viejas-Gran-Reserva-Rioja-DOCa-2016.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
A beautiful mid-coat ruby tile color.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
An aromatic explosion of aging notes (such as vanilla, roasted coffee, spices, etc.), very ripe fruit (raisins, caramel), and very subtle notes of bottle aging (leather, tobacco, etc.).</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
Its perfectly blended, smooth, and silky flavor stands out. Very long, with a velvety sensation and a very pleasant aftertaste.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
It takes place over a period of 24 months in 225-liter American and French oak barrels. Once the aging process is complete, the wine is bottled and matures for three years before being released.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
All kinds of roasted meats, classic recipes, such as game stews, cured and smoked cheeses and dark chocolate desserts.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
<h3><strong class="photoswipe-wrapper">93pts <a class="dt-pswp-item" href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg" data-dt-img-description="" data-large_image_width="1459" data-large_image_height="140"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1073" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="19" srcset="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-300x29.jpg 300w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-768x74.jpg 768w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-1024x98.jpg 1024w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1-600x58.jpg 600w, https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/James-Suckling-1-1.jpg 1459w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></strong></h3>
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		<title>Viña Amate Crianza Rioja DOCa</title>
		<link>https://vinumlector.com/our-wine/spain/rioja/vina-amate-crianza-rioja-doca/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Situated in the Rioja Baja, this winery source its grapes from local growers. All vines are between 50 and 100 years old and grown at different altitudes and on various soil types to produce wine with complexity.

After spending 12 months in oak barrel and another 6 months in bottle before release, this Crianza Rioja has a powerful nose and a fruit driven palate with mineral and gentle oaky notes on the finish. Make sure you’ve a second bottle on hand!

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
Tempranillo and Garnacha

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2021

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vina-Amate-Crianza-Rioja-DOCa-2021.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Dark cherry in colour.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Aromas of warm summer berry pudding, strawberries, blackberries and stewed plum with wafts of vanilla cream, toasted brioche and wild herbs.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The palate is rich and soft, layers of dark fruit with melt-in-the-mouth tannins, with hints of coffee, hazelnut, chocolate and vanilla and on a long, smooth finish.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Aged in oak barrels for 12 months with a minimum 6 months more in bottle.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Serve this soft, rich and silky smooth wine with slow-roasted pork shoulder in smokey barbecue sauce.</p>
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		<title>Finca La Selva Tempranillo Rioja DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finca La Selva is grown on Tempranillo vines belonging to a single estate called ‘La Selva’ located on a mountainside at an altitude of 500 to 600 metres in the village of Hornos de Moncalvillo (Rioja Alta).

Finca La Selva Tempranillo is an unmistakeably Rioja wine from a cool vineyard.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2022

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Finca-La-Selva-Tempranillo-Rioja-DOCa-2022.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 13.5%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Bright ruby red colour.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
It has the fresh and juicy fruit of a young wine, combined with the touch of spicy oak flavours.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
Exceptionally soft palate, pleasant and easy to drink.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes fermented at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. 75% of the wine is kept in those tanks for three months and 25% spends this time in used oak barrels.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Soft and round, Finca La Selva Tempranillo is a fine wine to be enjoyed by itself, but is also great to drink alongside a wide range of tapas, or easy Spanish dishes like a good paella!</p>
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		<title>Muriel Vino De Elciego Rioja Reserva DOCa</title>
		<link>https://vinumlector.com/our-wine/spain/rioja/rioja-alavesa/muriel-vino-de-elciego-rioja-reserva-doca/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Muriel Wines was created as a family business with strong links to its place of origin. Today, it has become a large global company with an important part of its business dedicated to exports. But it remains very connected to its roots: one foot in the vineyard and the other in the rest of the world.
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This Reserva from Elciego captures the essence and strength of a town in a bottle. A top selection of vineyards of 35-year-old Tempranillo, trained in bush and trellis, from<span> Elciego (Rioja Alavesa) </span>give the wine the unique characteristics of this area of ​​Rioja Alavesa.

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For more info, visit <strong>Muriel Wines </strong> <a href="http://www.murielwines.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2018

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Muriel-Vino-De-Elciego-Rioja-Reserva-DOCa-2018.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
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Alcohol 14%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Classic ruby red color with tile tones.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Very complex and intense nose, with fine aromas of ageing perfectly blended: vanilla, spices and aromatic herbs.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
On the palate, it is balanced and elegant, standing out for its freshness and a long and intense finish that leaves a concentrated and persistent impression.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
The wine is aged for 24 months in 225-litre American and French oak barrels. The wine is aged in bottle for 2 years before release.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
It pairs particularly well with roasted lamb, lamb chops, fish in sauce and smoked and aged cheeses. Excellent wine to accompany chocolate desserts.</p>
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		<title>Viña Amate Tempranillo Rioja</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Situated in the Rioja Baja, this winery source its grapes from local growers. All vines are between 50 and 100 years old and grown at different altitudes and on various soil types to produce wine with complexity. Youthful and appealing Rioja wines with masses of sweet, perfumed red fruits to the fore.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2022

<a href="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vina-Amate-Tempranillo-Rioja-DOCa-2022.pdf"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1196" src="https://vinumlector.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/if_pdfs_774684.png" alt="" width="15" height="20" /> Download Tasting Note</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 14%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Light to medium bodied in appearance, bright ruby in colour with violet reflections.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Very easy-drinking “joven” style, young, unoaked and packed with ripe strawberries, red cherries and spiced plum on the nose.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The palate is fresh and fruity on the open, tangy berry and currant flavours with a nice mineral touch, drying tannins providing structure and a clean, lip-smacking finish.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Serve with your favourite tapas, potatas bravas or chorizo in chilli oil, or just a fine wedge of Manchego.</p>
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		<title>El Pedal Viura Rioja Alta DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from, which is given to small, old plots with limited but high quality production and which, in summary, must comply with a series of strict standards to prove their quality. 

This wine is made from traditional bush vine Viura with an average age of 35 years in the vineyards of Fuenmayor and Cenicero. 
In Baños de Rioja, Viura is trained in espalier. The vineyards of Fuenmayor and Cenicero are not located in an area as extreme as those of Baños de Rioja, the microclimate is less Atlantic and the wines do not require of a long aging to show their full potential. 

For more info, visit <strong>Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz </strong> <a href="http://www.hermanoshernaiz.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Viura

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2022

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Alcohol 13.5%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Pale straw yellow color.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Ripe white fruit aromas with slight floral nuances.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
In the mouth, it’s fruity and rich, with the vividness of a well integrated acidity that gives freshness and length. </p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
After the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel, the wine remains with its fine lees for a month.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
An ideal wine for a light cuisine dishes or to accompany all kinds of fresh appetizers.</p>
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		<title>El Pedal Tempranillo Rioja Alta DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from, which is given to small, old plots with limited but high quality production and which, in summary, must comply with a series of strict standards to prove their quality. 

This wine is made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes, mostly grown on bush vines of over 30 years old. Although all the grapes come from Rioja Alta vineyards, they come from climate areas which are less extreme than the family’s best-known vineyard, “La Emperatriz”. Less Atlantic influence means that the wines do not require such a long ageing.

For more info, visit <strong>Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz </strong> <a href="http://www.hermanoshernaiz.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2021

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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TECHNICAL DATA</strong><br />
Alcohol 13.5%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Bright cherry colour with a violet rim. </p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
It’s youthful and fragrant, with aromas of violets and wild forest fruits over a background of toasted bread and strawberry fruit gums and caramel.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
On the palate the same primary fruit characteristics continue to dominate, like a fine summer pudding of berries. </p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Ageing 5 months, split between the cement tanks, the wooden vat and the oak barrels.<br />
Before bottling, 10% of the wine from the previous vintage is blended in.<br />
This wine has spent a year in barrel.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
This direct, honest red wine has the power and the weight to be a great match for vegetable stews and, if served a little bit chilled, will bring the best out of a barbecue.</p>
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		<title>Bodegas del Medievo Monte Araya Tempranillo Rioja DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Illusion, esteem for the land and commercial will encouraged a group of farmers and wine experts to establish Bodegas del
Medievo. Medievo wines are the fruit of the work of generations of farmers who form Medievo and from the hands and knowhown of winemaker Santiago Garde.

Bodegas del Medievo "Monte Araya" Tempranillo is an exquisite red wine, from calcareous soils  located at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level.

For more info, visit <strong>Bodegas del Medioevo </strong><a href="https://bodegasdelmedievo.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
100% Tempranillo

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2021

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Alcohol 13%</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
Bright cherry red colour.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Wine with a light aroma of balsamic herbs, berries and notes of cherry.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
The palate is dominated by black berries in combination with spices, tones of coffee and a hint of liquorice.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
Aged in a mix 70% American oak and 30% French barrels.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Great by itself or with grilled red meat, poultry, cheeses, foie gras and sausages.</p>
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		<title>Finca La Emperatriz Tinto Rioja DOCa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from.

Until the end of 2019, the range of wines under the “Finca La Emperatriz” label included nine wines made with grapes from different vineyards of the same name, and when the grapes from a harvest ran out, the wine was no longer available. These wines have been replaced by this new selection with the <strong>Finca La Emperatriz Viñedo Singular Tinto</strong> taking the place of the <strong>Finca La Emperatriz Crianza</strong> and <strong>Reserva</strong> wines.

From 2019, the D.O.Ca. Rioja established a new geographical indication classification system that seeks to value the terroir as a recognition of the quality it brings to the wine. This means there are three new classifications: <strong>Viñedo Singular</strong>, <strong>Vinos de Municipio</strong> and <strong>Vinos de Zona</strong>.

<strong>Finca La Emperatriz Viñedo Singular Tinto</strong> is made with clusters from old vines aged between 50 and 65 years old from the Finca La Emperatriz vineyard, which has white boulder soils over a sandy-loam structure. These characteristics are perfect for vine cultivation and add an elegant touch to the wines.

For more info, visit <strong>Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz </strong> <a href="http://www.hermanoshernaiz.com">website</a>.

<strong>VARIETALS</strong>
76% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 4% Viura

<strong>VINTAGE</strong>
2018

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Alcohol 14.5%<br />
Total acidity 5.5 g/l<br />
PH 3.7</p>
<p><strong>APPEARANCE</strong><br />
It shimmers with dense crimson in the glass.</p>
<p><strong>NOSE</strong><br />
Clean, precise aromas of black fruit, violet notes with black tea, dark chocolate and gingerbread spice.</p>
<p><strong>PALATE</strong><br />
On the palate it is pleasantly aromatic, fruity and balanced and it delights, in the finish, with its beautiful length.</p>
<p><strong>AGEING</strong><br />
18 months in barrels, 60% new French oak and 40% second-year American oak barrels.</p>
<p><strong>PAIRING</strong><br />
Ideal with grilled red meat, roasted red meat or small game.</p>
<p><strong>READINESS FOR DRINKING</strong><br />
Drink now until 2038.</p>
<p><strong>RATINGS</strong></p>
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