Vinya Coqueta Rioja Reserva 2008
Art. # 0362
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Remirez de Ganuza
The vineyards of Fernando Remirez de Ganuza are selected, each according to its microclimate, soil and location. They are over 80 hectares and are some of the best in the Rioja Alavesa appeal. It is one of Rioja's three sub-appeals, along with Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja, and the only one located in the Basque Country. The vines are located high up, where they take advantage of the cool night temperatures, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which preserve the natural freshness of the grapes. The soils are dominated by clay and limestone, which makes the wines dense and complex. The vineyards are, on average, over 50 years old. During the harvest, Fernando Remirez de Ganuza was the first to separate the "shoulder", where there is more concentration of sugars and phenols, from the "top" of each bunch. The wine of Bodegas Fernando Remirez de Ganuza is the result of the connection of an exceptional person with an exceptional terroir and has gained world fame since its first vintages.
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Rioja
Undoubtedly, this is the homeland of the oldest and most respected red wine in Spain, rivaled only by Sherry; the vineyards trace the course of the Ebro River for about 100 kilometers between the towns of Haro and Alfaro; the region is named after the river that flows through it, Rio Oja; it is divided into three distinct areas: Rio Alta, the highest, where the wines are considered elegant and with balanced acidity; Alavesa, the middle (here the acidity is slightly more pronounced), and Baja, the lowest, where the noticeably warmer climate dictates a more pronounced richness and density in the wines; overall, the best wines come from Alta and Alavesa, although many of them are a blend of the two; the main grape here is Tempranillo, often blended with Garnacha and sometimes Carignane; all wines in Rioja's top category must age in oak, with American oak historically preferred; however, nowadays many wineries use a combination of American and French oak; the aging in American oak is what gives the more traditional red wines of Rioja their distinctive notes of coconut, vanilla, and sweet spice; the time that Rioja wine spends in barrel dictates which of the official aging categories of Rioja will appear on the label: Joven, Crianza, Reserva, or Gran Reserva; Rioja Joven wines are meant for consumption within two years of the harvest; they spend little or no time in oak - joven is the Spanish word for
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Tempranillo
Almost every red wine in Spain from Rioja and Ribera del Duero has Tempranillo at its core, and in Portugal the variety is widely used in the Douro Valley – under the name Tinta Roriz – both for table wines and world-famous fortified wines (Port). The red wines based on Tempranillo are characterised by a wide range of aromas - from strawberries, blackcurrants and cherries to prunes, chocolate and tobacco depending on climate, vineyard age and oak ageing.
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