Bodega Exopto - El Espinal 2022
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449kr
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2694kr
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| Distrikt | Rioja |
| Druvor | Castets , Maturana Tinta |
| Årgång | 2022 |
| Procucenter | Bodegas Exopto |
| Artikelnr | Exopto 103 |
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| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2024 - 2034 |
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Druvor
Maturana Tinto aka Castets
Tasting note
El Espinal was the first label under Tom Puyaubert’s Colección Miguel Angel Mato. Mato, a native of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, is the seasoned grower who does all the work, cultivating by mule in some of Exopto’s principal vineyards. He also owns several old vineyards high on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria, including El Espinal. Here, the 'pin' in the plot name Espinal references the pine trees on the exposed slopes of the Sierra Cantabria in San Vicente, which have always been a part of this high-country landscape. This site—a 0.3-hectare, limestone/clay vineyard—is planted to bush vines of the extremely rare Maturana Tinta vine, a re-emerging variety in Rioja. The Wine Grapes bible classifies it as Trousseau, although Puyaubert tells us that this is not the case and that these vines are rather Castets, a now almost extinct French variety that was once grown in some quantity in the Bordeaux area (and is related to Cabernet Franc).
Another atypical facet of this cuvée is Puyaubert’s use of Vinification Intégrale, whereby he fermented the fruit in closed, 600-litre French oak barrels, which were rolled several times a day. There were no pump overs, no pigéage, etc., just rolling (this results in infusion rather than extraction). Following fermentation and pressing, the juice was then racked back into these same casks for 15 months before bottling.
This is unlike anything you may have tasted from Rioja before. Picked a full month after Exopto’s Ábalos vineyards, the inviting dark purple, almost inky hue draws you in, before layers of complexity overflow from the glass: pure blue fruits, fennel, some spice and a peppery lift. Then you get waves of moreish mid-palate freshness, lifted chalky tannins and lip-smacking acidity. Like an outstanding Saumur yet with perhaps more flesh, it’s a superb and unique red from Rioja’s high country.
The wine team - Bodega Exopto
AT-A-GLANCE
• Frenchman Tom Puyaubert founded this Rioja estate in 2003.
• It covers 22 hectares of old bush vines spread across more than 30 plots on slopes in Rioja Alta and Rioja Oriental.
• The high-elevation sites are influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea and feature a mix of limestone, clay, sand and river rocks.
• Farming incorporates biodynamic principles, with soils ploughed by horse and yields kept low.
• Vinification occurs in cement, stainless steel tanks and large-format neutral French oak.
• Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Malvasía and Viura are the key varieties.
• The estate makes blended and (unusually for the region) single-vineyard wines. There is also a rosé.
IN THE PRESS
“It doesn’t take a long tradition or lots of start up capital to begin making serious Rioja wines of depth and longevity—as a small group of friends who used to play rugby together have proven over just a few years with their modest but ambitions winery, Exopto.”
Jesús Barquín, Luis Gutiérrez and Victor de la Serna, The Finest Wines of Rioja
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“Exopto is one of the consolidated new names in Rioja. Frenchman Tom Puyaubert is nowadays producing better wines than ever. Always humble and down to earth, he is focusing more and more on the vineyards (yeah!)… In the winery he is settling with 600-liter demi-muids, and the oak feels better integrated in the wines, respecting the character of the different vineyards.”
Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate
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