Remelluri Reserva 2013

Remelluri Reserva is the original wine from Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri, sourced from the most important vineyards of the property. This was the first wine from Rioja based on a “Single Estate” model similar to the classic Medoc from Bordeaux. It is made with the grapes from the 3 valleys Remelluri, Valderremelluri and Villaescusa that surround the winery and that since the estate’s foundation by the Hieronymite monks in the XIVth century belong to Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri.The vineyards are located at 590 to 805m a.s.l. on poor limestone terraces and clay limestone soils. Their parent rock, sandstones and marls mainly from the Terciary, emerges in some areas. 93 Points - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate The flagship red 2013 Reserva, the wine most people call simply Remelluri, was cropped from a cool, wet, challenging year, and it has a little less alcohol and higher acidity than the previous harvest. It had an élevage of 20 months in oak barriques. It has an herbal twist reflecting the conditions of the year, and it is developed and polished. It has the grippy, Nebbiolo-like tannins that are a signature of the Remelluri wines, a little more evident in a year like 2013.