Bodegas Cenicero - Rioja Alta - Finca Cienvacas - Rouge - 2021

Wine:

The 2021 Red Rioja Alta Finca Cienvacas is a feat of style; this Tempranillo, aged without the use of wood, offers the utmost freshness. Fresh flavors of fruit, a touch of pepper, perfect ripeness: this is a masterful red wine, served by a juicy and velvety texture, with a rich and acidic palate. Coming from a terroir of clay and gravel, it offers the best price-pleasure equation of the moment. For today... or even in ten years! Rated 93/100 by the Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Fermentation in open vats, regular pumping over. Matured in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats.

Color:

Intense and deep red with purple reflections.

Nose:

Aromas of fresh and crisp fruits mixed with spicy and peppery notes.

Palate:

Harmonious and juicy, this wine reveals supple and balanced tannins of a sustained precision.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Wagyu beef snacked on a truffle potato crush, pink duck and port sauce, 18 month comté.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2032 and more for enthusiasts

Bodegas Cenicero has created a small prodigy of purity and fruit: a pure tempranillo with an insolent freshness that will charm everyone.