Finca La Emperatriz Gran Vino Red

Original price was: 37,00€.Current price is: 32,00€.

Variety: 70% Tempranillo, 28% Garnacha & 2% Viura Ageing: 18 months in French oak 60% & American oak 40%

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Winery:

Hermanos Hernáiz

Type:

Red Wine, Dry Red Wine

Specialty:

Oaked, Signature Wine

Denomination:

Rioja

Grape variety:

Tempranillo, Garnacha, Macabeo

Region:

La Rioja - Spain

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Product Information

Vineyard

Region D.O.Ca Rioja, Rioja Alta. Terroir Impressive terroir with a layer of large white pebbles to a depth of about 40 cm, covering a loose, sandy sub-soil. An ideal soil to grow vines, as it has excellent drainage, plenty of light and the roots are well placed to receive all the nutrients they require. The wines produced from this type of soil are ne and elegant. Vineyard 50-65 years old bush vines. With the same type of soil, gravel and pebbles on surface. At 570 meters altitude. Only old vines are used to elaborate this wine. Yields of 4.950 kg/ha (32,17 hl/ha). Hand-harvested into 180 kg crates.

Variety

70% Tempranillo, 28% Garnacha and 2% Viura

Winemaking & Ageing

Grape selection at the sorting table. 100% destemmed and 40% crushed. Grapes ferment in concrete tanks. Tempranillo, Garnacha and Viura are harvested at once and vatted in the same tank, followed by a 5 days cold maceration. The wine fermented with indigenous yeasts and daily smooth pump-overs. After 20 days of post-fermentative maceration, it is devatted directly to barrel for MLF. Ageing 18 months in barrels, 60% new French oak and 40% second-year American oak barrels.