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Solar Viejo

Tasting notes

Look

Brilliant color intensity and high average. Ruby red and purple iridescence denoting youth.

Smell

high aromatic intensity, highlighting the aromas of red fruit, strawberry, raspberry, very characteristic of tempranillo in Rioja Alavesa.

Taste

The palate is tasty and balanced. In retronasal phase aparaten the more intensely fruity notes. More power and persistent than usual in this type of wine due to the characteristics of the vintage.

Information

Ageing

Crianza
Appellation

Rioja
Grape

Tempranillo
Country

Spain
Recommended Pairing

Pasta with tomato sauce, Soft cheeses, Salads, Rice, Appetizers
Zones

La Rioja
Alcohol

13,5%
VIVINO Points

3,1
Tipo de Vino

Tinto

Solar Viejo Tempranillo

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Description of Solar Viejo Tempranillo

Solar Viejo Tempranillo, a red wine produced by Wineries Solar Viejo, belonging to the D. O. Rioja. Brilliant and of medium-high color intensity. Ruby red color and violet iridescence that denote youth. High aromatic intensity, highlighting aromas of red fruit, strawberries and raspberries, very characteristic of the Tempranillos from Rioja Alavesa. On the palate it is tasty and balanced. In the retronasal phase, fruity notes are more intense. More powerful and persistent than usual in this type of wine due to the characteristics of the vintage.

Ideal pairing

Appetizers
Rice
Salads
Soft cheeses
Pasta with tomato sauce

Making notes Solar Viejo Tempranillo

Notas del Viñedo

This territory has 13,000 hectares of vineyards of the 63,500 controlled by Regulatory Council of the Rioja qualified origin denomination. It is located in the heart of Rioja Alavesa, accommodating at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria, specifically on the road of the Hoya, where the soil is clay-calcareous.

Making notes

Light clarification. Without cold stabilization, only natural stabilization suffered by wines during barrel aging. Amicropic filtration. Breeding in French and American oak barrels for 12 months.

Climatología

The vintage of 2017 is characterized by two important points. The severe drought and the frost of the morning of April 28. These two aspects have been key in the amount and quality of the harvest. The year began with a dry winter, it barely snowed, this absence of rainfall sepled during the beginning of spring. During the month of May the rains were presenting but they were no longer sufficient to keep soils with moisture throughout the summer, since I continue with very dry months. Primaveral frost was key in the yields of 25000 ha of Vineyard of Rioja Alta and Rioja Alaves mainly. The frost was very aggressive by reducing the crops of these farms in a drastic way.