2021 Rioja La Estrada
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The single-vineyard 2021 La Estrada was produced with the field blend of grapes from a northeast-facing 0.64-hectare plot planted in the 1940s at 610 meters in altitude, one of the highest vineyards in the village of Lanciego. In 2021, they started harvesting the 10th of October. It fermented in 3,000-liter open-top oak vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in oak barrels and foudres for 14 to 16 months. It has 14% alcohol, all the 2021s have a little less alcohol, a pH of 3.67 and 4.57 grams of acidity. It has some spiciness and notes of flowers, herbs and wild berries, with contained ripeness, with slightly chalkier but firm tannins with tension, with a little more grip. This is a wine that ages nicely, and those "Italian" tannins get polished with time in bottle. This is their red with more Tempranillo, with a little Graciano and some white grapes but not much. 1,941 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2023.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous
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The 2021 La Estrada is a blend of Tempranillo and Graciano from a 0.64-hectare old-vine plot in upper Lanciego. Initially reductive, it opens up to offer red and black fruit, sour cherry, field herbs, violet and strawberry. Juicy and textured, the palate has fine-grained, active tannins with chalky grip while the fruity flavors are given a floral lift and clarity by "al dente" harvesting. This is a captivating 2021 of elegance and freshness.
About the producer
In 1994, Telmo Rodríguez and Pablo Eguzkiza made their first wine together. This was the beginning of Compañía de Vinos Telmo Rodríguez, their joint project that looks to uncover the “real” Spain, working with old vineyards and indigenous varieties to recover the nation’s vinous heritage.
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Tempranillo, Grenache/ Garnacha
Red
Dry