Bodegas Mitarte - 'La Secreta' Tempranillo, Rioja Alavesa, Spain (2021)

TASTING NOTES

Intense aromas of cherry jam, black currants, baking spices, cloves and ground pepper, dried underbrush with some floral elements. The palate is medium bodied, with power but with a velvety structure. Acid is soft and tannins and quite ripe and round, more mouth-filling than drying. There is a lovely long toasty finish.

"La Secreta” parcel is a vineyard which is over 60 years old. The grapes are harvested by hand during the third week of October. Fermentation is carried out at 25°C for 8 days. Maceration takes place for 3 days after the fermentation has finished. The wine is aged for 12 months in 70% new French oak and new 30% American oak barrels. This makes the wine technically a Crianza.