Alegre Valgañón, Rioja La Calleja 2018

Alegre Valgañón, Rioja La Calleja 2018

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€26

Alegre Valgañón, Rioja La Calleja 2018

DOCa Rioja, 100% Tempranillo

Elegant, robust red wine

The grapes ferment spontaneously in stainless steel tanks. Afterward, the wine remains on the skins for another six days, is then pressed, and matures in 500-liter French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. Maturation lasts approximately 16 months, followed by a further 18 months in bottle. Only small amounts of SO2 were used throughout the entire process. The wine is fined with egg albumen and lightly filtered.
Properties

Type - Red

Grape - Tempranillo

Year - 2018

Producer - Alegre Valgañón

Origin - DOC Rioja, Spanje

Method - Sustainable

Alcohol percentage - 14.00%

Serving temperature - 17 - 19 degrees

Vegan - No

Winemaker

Since 2014, Oscar and his wife Eva have been making wine in the village of Sajazarra in the northwest of the Rioja region. It's a small bodega that focuses on the terroir and special vineyards of the Rioja region. They trace the winemaking traditions of the past, before the use of all American oak and the production of heavy wines. The couple works plot by plot, with an equal distribution of Tempranillo, Granacha, and Cariñena for reds and primarily Viura and Malvasia for whites. Most of the vineyards are located on steep slopes in the cooler regions of the Rioja region. Minimal intervention is used in the winemaking process, allowing the terroir and grape varieties to shine through.

Oskar has been learning from his good friend Telmo Rodriguez. Together, they fight for authentic Rioja.

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