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There is some more development in the 2015 Finca Valpiedra Reserva, which also feels a little riper (even if it's only 13.5% alcohol), showing the dry, warm and ripe character of the year but keeping a low pH of 3.47 and 6.2 grams of acidity. This is medium-bodied, although some will call them thin—and certainly, they are not full-bodied and round wines, they are sharper. This is a blend of 92% Tempranillo and 4% each Graciano and Maturana Tinta that matured in French oak barrels for 22 months. These wines are feeling a little more traditional than in the past. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.
This shows notes of incense and smoke on the nose, together with spiced plums, blackberries, dark chocolate, licorice and a hint of tar. Medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins and bright acidity. Ripe, yet juicy and succulent, with a rich finish. Drink or hold.
Colour: deep cherry;Aroma: dried herbs, creamy oak, black fruit;Flavour: powerful, ripe fruit, spicy, round tannins;Colour: deep cherry, garnet rim;Aroma: aged wood nuances, ripe fruit, cocoa bean, cigar, toasty;Flavour: flavourful, toasty, powerful tannins.
Druvor
92% Tempranillo, 4% Graciano & 4% Maturana Tinta.
Tasting note
'There is some more development in the 2015 Finca Valpiedra Reserva, which also feels a little riper (even if it's only 13.5% alcohol), showing the dry, warm and ripe character of the year but keeping a low pH of 3.47 and 6.2 grams of acidity. This is medium-bodied, although some will call them thin—and certainly, they are not full-bodied and round wines, they are sharper. This is a blend of 92% Tempranillo and 4% each Graciano and Maturana Tinta that matured in French oak barrels for 22 months. These wines are feeling a little more traditional than in the past. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.'
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Finca Valpiedra
Finca Valpiedra är en 'avkomma' till välkända Riojahuset Bodegas Valdemar, som är allmänt känt för att producera vin av suverän kvalitet till låga priser. På grund av den stora framgången valde man att separera Finca Valpiedra tillsammans med Finca Antigua i La Mancha och Cosecheros y Criadores i Tierra de Castilla från den ursprungliga Bodegas Valdemar, så att dessa tre nu bildar vingården Familia Martinez Bujanda.
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Finca Valpiedra – vingården med det steniga fältet – byggdes som en helt unik och toppmodern bodega 1991 av familjen Martinez Bujanda i exklusiva Rioja Alta, bara 20 meter från Ebrofloden. Druvorna till detta singelvingårdsvin odlas på 80 ha åkrar med en jord av sand och lime i ett klimat med perfekt nederbörd och solsken. Man skördar över flera omgångar för att alltid ha perfekt mogna druvor i huset, och resultatet är unikt.