2018 Pujanza "Finca Valdepoleo" Rioja, Spain

2018 Pujanza "Finca Valdepoleo" Rioja, Spain

Intense, warm aromas, basically of red-berry fruit with subtle notes of black fruit, reminders of scented blossom and tertiary nuances. Fresh and complex. Delicate with a very round attack. It is a harmonious, complex wine with body and backbone, polished tannins and no sharp edges. Very well-balanced.

$33.99
$33.99

ABOUT THIS WINE

Finca Valdepoleo is one of the most emblematic vineyards of Bodegas y Viñedos Pujanza. The wine it produces is a clear example of the nature of the area in which it is located, but given a personal touch by Carlos San Pedro. From this dual character comes a fresh, vibrant, very subtle wine which is in total harmony. It comes from a vineyard divided into seven plots which are worked separately from the harvest to the end of cask ageing. This is the moment when, through blind tasting, the decision is made on what percentage of wine from each plot will go into the final coupage. Hence its complexity.

100% Tempranillo. Fermentation took place in small stainless steel vats, separated by soil type. Malolactic fermentation was conducted in the same vats. The wine was aged for 14 months in French oak.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Carlos San Pedro is the fifth generation of a family of growers. He was born and raised among vines, barrels, vats and fermentation aromas from his ancestors’ winery, located below the family home.

At the age of 25 he decided to set up his own bodega. Initially, both the vineyards and the winemaking facilities belonged to the family. But thus began a project determined to recover the fundamental roots of Rioja, with his eyes clearly focussed on the terroir, with his own grapes and wines from a single vineyard plot which represent their origin.

In 2001 the first vintage from the current bodega was produced. A functional building with wonderful views of Laguardia and its walls and equipped for a winemaking method destined to preserve everything that has been achieved during a whole growing cycle in the vineyard.

Pujanza currently works 40 hectares of vines, all within the boundaries of Laguardia. The aim of Carlos San Pedro is to continue in the search for those special vineyards which are destined to be the source of wines with a personality of their own.