Viña Coqueta, red wine, Remirez de Ganuza

Rioja Viña Coqueta wine is made from the La Coqueta vineyard, located at the foot of Samaniego. The orientation and altitude of this plot give its grapes a unique point of ripeness. The wine maintains the exhaustive grape selection processes characteristic of the winery. Viña Coqueta is a reserve red wine from the D.O. La Rioja produced by the Remírez de Ganuza winery. Viña Coqueta takes its name from the "Coqueta" estate, the estate that provides the grapes for the production of this wine of the Tempranillo (90%), Graciano (5%) and Viura and Malvasía (5%) grapes and skins. The harvest is done manually, in boxes of 12 kg. The grapes remain at a controlled temperature of 4-6 degrees for 24 hours in a cold room. The grape is selected and the shoulders are separated from the tips. For the elaboration of this wine, the shoulders are used, the highest part of the bunch and therefore more mature due to its exposure to the sun. Made in Spain Gourmet always offers the best of Spanish gastronomy. Score: 95 Parker, 92 Wine Spectator; 94 Penin Remirez de Ganuza, an oenological paradise in La Rioja The vineyards are made up of more than eighty hectares of Tempranillo, Graciano, Viura and Malvasia. They are spread over six towns in the Sierra Cantabria: Samaniego, Leza, Elciego, San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Laguardia and Ábalos, in Rioja Alavesa. In all of them, the habitat, the microclimate, the orientation of the plots, the low productivity of the vines and the age of the vineyard have been taken into account for their selection, with the average age of the vines being fifty years. This large area of land allows them to be self-sufficient in grapes of the highest quality. Data sheet Winery: Own vineyards, in Bodegas Fernando Remírez de Ganuza, Samaniego (Rioja Alavesa). D.O.Ca. The Rioja Vintage: 2013 Grade: 14.5% Variety: 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano Tasting notes: Nice dark cherry red colour. Dense and bright tear. On the nose: it is a very intense wine. Memories of preserved fruit, balsamic, caramel and nuts. Mineral notes with hints of graphite. On the palate: Viña Coqueta has a broad and dense mid palate. Notes of toast and spices are perceived. fine tannins. Serving temperature: 16-18ºC Elaboration: Manual harvest in boxes of 12 kg of grapes from a vineyard called Coqueta, 42 years old and located in Samaniego. Controlled temperature prior to fermentation in refrigerated chambers specially designed for this purpose for a period of 24 hours (4-6 degrees). Selection of grapes on the table and separation of shoulders and tips. This wine is made from the destemmed shoulders. Fermentation in small stainless steel tanks. Aging is 26 months in new barrels: 85% French oak 15% American oak Pairing: at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it with some Tapas (gourmet of course) and starters, sausages and white meats. This wine is delicious at all hours. Of course there is no lack of a good aged cheese to pair it, even a good mushroom pâté, almost whatever you want. A traditional winery with avant-garde production You will find Remírez de Ganuza in the center of Samaniego, a beautiful medieval town at the foot of the Sierra de Toloño. Of medieval origin, today it preserves its appearance as a fortified town visible in many of its buildings and especially in the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción from the 16th century, built next to one of the four towers that defended the town. The Remirez de Ganuza winery, as we said before, is located in the center of Samaniego, Álava. It is made up of a block of buildings, old mansions of the town, it is made up of modern reinforced concrete structures covered with old masonry, thus integrating into the traditional local architecture. Surrounding a large central patio crossed by a natural water channel, the different buildings that make up the winery are dedicated to the different phases of winemaking, such as the barrel area, the bottle racks, the cold rooms or the storage area. selection. The traditional architecture of the winery, in which the interior cover made up of hundred-year-old oak beams stands out, contrasts with one of the most avant-garde and innovative production methods of the moment. La Rioja Alavesa: the elite of La Rioja wines La Rioja Alavesa is framed as a sub-zone in the Rioja Qualified Denomination of Origin. It has 13,500 hectares of vineyards and several hundred wineries, which result in an annual average of around 40 million liters of wine. The area especially produces red wines with general specific characteristics, such as a bright and lively color, a fine aroma, a fruity taste and a pleasant palate. These peculiarities are due to the clayey-calcareous soils of the area, which are excellent for the vines to absorb the necessary moisture. The climate and the location of the vineyards also contribute to its quality, behind the Sierra de Toloño, which protects the vines from the cold north winds and allows the vines to take better advantage of the heat. The reds are the most representative wines of the region and are made with the Tempranillo varieties (around 79% of the total is produced from this grape), Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano. The young or red wines of the year are mostly made using the traditional carbonic maceration method, in which whole clusters are fermented in a 'lake' for between seven and ten days. Once free of skins and scratches, they go to the vats where they will finish fermentation. For their part, crianza, reserva and gran reserva wines are made using the Bordeaux or destemming process. It consists of breaking the grape, removing the stems and incubating the must with its paste for seven days. After several fermentations, they go to the barrels for aging. It will be the time spent in the barrel and in the bottle that will make the difference between crianzas, reservas and gran reservas. Due to the fact that rosé and white wines are increasingly appreciated both inside and outside our borders, winemakers and oenologists work on the production of quality wines from these varieties, in a bid to approach all markets.