Reserva ‘Seleccion’

Winemaker

Cecilio Ramirez de la Piscina

Appellation

Rioja

Varieties

Tempranillo

Viticulture

The viticultural is sustainable. No pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are used, and the vines are dry farmed. The vast majorit of the vineyards are cordon trained on trellis, with a small percentage of head trained vines in the oldest sites.

Terroir

Ramirez de la Piscina works with estate grown vineyards planted in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, two of the most sought after sub-appelations in Rioja. The soils are particularly favored in this part of Rioja for their extremely high limestone content that balances out the clay. These limestone rich soils produce very mineral, elegant wines that age incredibly well.

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Vineyard

The estate's vineyards are planted in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Ábalos, two zones at the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria mountain range that are famous for their limestone rich calcareous clay soils. These soils and the high altitude (up to 600M) result in a limited area of cultivation that are responsible for producing extremely elegant age-worthy Tempranillo.

Vinification

The grapes are carefully sorted, destemmed, and transferred to stainless steel tanks for maceration. After several days, the temperature controlled fermentation begins spontaneously. After alcoholic fermentation, the wine is racked off by gravity and transferred to American and French oak Bordelaise barrels for malolactic fermentation, which occurs during the winter and spring.

Aging

16 months in American and French oak Bordelaise barrels on the fine lees, in the winery’s underground cellars. Bottled aged for at least 24 months underground.