Vina Zaco Tempranillo – Rioja

The rebellious wine from bodegas bilbainas a rioja with a contemporary twist aromatic with vibrant and expressive red fruit flavors and subtle oak. Full expression of tempranillo rioja’s classic varietal. The tempranillo for this wine comes from the area of rioja alta in the vicinity of haro. In this area strongly influenced by the atlantic ocean with its predominantly chalky clay soils tempranillo grapes display their full splendor. The varietal achieves optimum maturation characterized by floral aromas of violets fresh acidity and round tannins. Cold pre-maceration and fermentation at lower temperatures of 75ºf /24ºc together with approximately two weeks of maceration aim to fully extract the fruit character. Without adhering to a specific protocol for barrel aging vina zaco remains in new american oak for six to twelve months enabling winemaker alejandro lopez to bottle the wine at its ideal time. The 2014 vintage spent 6 months in barrel. You could say re