Red
Luis Saenz Crianza
Luis Saenz · D.O.Ca. Rioja · Rioja Alta
Intense color with layers of garnet tones. Intense red fruits well assembled with hints of ripe berries, coffee and chocolate. Silky, medium-bodied, with a pleasant balance of ripe fruit and sweet tannins and a long, persistent finish.
Pairs with: Red meats, lamb, pasta, aged cheese.
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- SKU
- RV-ES-LSZ-CRZ-750
- Type
- Red
- Grapes
- Tempranillo 100%
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- D.O.Ca. Rioja · Rioja Alta
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Case pack
- 12 bottles
Winemaking
100% Tempranillo from vines over 90 years old on calcareous clay soil under a Mediterranean climate (13 inches of rainfall per year). Hand-harvested into small 2,500 kg trailers; berries are separated from the stems on a sorting table, then fermented in a small 12,000 kg tank with maceration for aroma and tannin extraction. Pressed, with malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, then aged one year in French and American oak barrels and a further year in bottle.
About Luis Saenz
Old-vine specialists based at El Cortijo, Logroño (Rioja Alta), working Tempranillo and Viura vineyards over 90 years old on calcareous clay soils under a Mediterranean climate.
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