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Viña Ijalba 2020 "Cuvee"
Thinking outside the box, Pepe has crafted this compelling blend with a heavy seasoning of Ijalba’s “outsider” varieties. Aged for ten months in first and second-year American barrels, it realizes a Platonic ideal of classic Rioja oak-aged style, a beguilingly plush texture and an absolutely startling mineral charge.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | SIJ-CUV20 |
Country | Spain |
Region | Rioja |
Color/Style | Red |
Farming Practices | Certified Organic |
Varieties | 70% Tempranillo, 20% Graciano, 10% Maturana Tinta |
ABV | 14.3 |
Residual Sugar | 1.2 |
Acidity | 5.4 |
Closure | Natural Cork |
Case Size | 12x750 |
Pricing | Discountable |
Maceration | Fermentation in vats of French oak with indigenous yeasts for 16 days |
Pumpover/Punchdown | punchdown everyday and two delestages. |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Oak Upright |
Fermentation Duration | 16 days |
Aging Method | New Barrique 100% |
Aging Duration (months) | 10 months |
Filtered | Yes |
Yeast | Native |
Lees Contact/Stirring | Yes |
Malolactic | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 30 mg/L |
Vineyard Name | Liende, Bosque, La Plana |
Soil Type | Alluvial, Sedimentary |
Elevation (meters) | 530 |
Vineyard Aspect | North |
Vine Age | 40 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 39 |
Vine Training | bushvines, 3500 vines per HA |
Picking | Hand-harvested |
Annual Production | 10000 bottles |
Notes from the Producer: Balanced wine with our main three red grapes trying to find the right % so that none of them shows off among the three. It is categorized as a young with for the DOCa since we don't want it to be compared against Crianzas or Reservas, so it only gets 10 months in barrels.
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