Montecillo 22 Barricas Gran Reserva 2019
A tribute to our founders, their legacy, and their winemaking philosophy adapted to today. A surprising Gran Reserva, lively, intense and aromatic. This wine transcends the limits of a Classic Rioja with notes of stewed black fruit over a background of vanilla and spices. Only 22 Barrels are produced each vintage lending the wine its name.
Elaboration:
Aged for 34 months in new extra-fine grain French Allier oak barrels. After bottling, the wine is aged for a minimum of 42 months in our underground cellars.
Pairing:
Enjoy it with red meats, Iberian charcutierie, roasts, stews and cured cheeses.
Conservation and consuption:
16-18ºC
Tasting notes:
To the eye, the wine displays a bright and intense shade of deep ruby red. On the nose, notes of clove, hazelnut and a touch of menthol emerge thanks to the oak influence. After aeration, aromas of cherries in liqueur and prunes develop. On the palate, the wine is approachable, balanced, rounded and highly complex, with predominant notes of spice and ripe fruit. The tannins are velvety, leading to a very long-lasting finish.
Alcohol:
13% v/vType of wine:
Red wine
D.O.:
Rioja
Season:
2019
Grape variety:
"Tempranillo 53%, Graciano 25%, Garnacha 11% y Mazuelo 11% "
Price Kilo / Liter:
55,87 €/Litres
ELABORATION
In colour, a bright and intense shade of deep ruby red. On the nose, notes of clove, hazelnut and a touch of menthol, thanks to the oak influence. After aeration, fruit appears in the form of cherries in liqueur and prunes. On the palate, approachable and balanced, the great quality of this rounded and very complex wine is evident, with predominant notes of spice and ripe fruit. The tannins are velvety and the finish very long lasting.
TASTING NOTE
To the eye, the wine displays a bright and intense shade of deep ruby red. On the nose, notes of clove, hazelnut and a touch of menthol emerge thanks to the oak influence. After aeration, aromas of cherries in liqueur and prunes develop. On the palate, the wine is approachable, balanced, rounded and highly complex, with predominant notes of spice and ripe fruit. The tannins are velvety, leading to a very long-lasting finish.
HISTORY AND ORIGIN
In the late 19th century, within two iron-hooped artisanal oak vats, our founder Celestino Navajas crafted the first wines that would shape our history. The smaller of the two casks gave rise to a unique selection, carefully entrusted to age in just 22 oak barrels. Today, this wine pays homage to our pioneers, to over a century of history and to a winemaking philosophy that we have studied and adapted to the modern day with the utmost respect. The soul of this Gran Reserva can be found in four parcels of more than 45 years of age. A surprising, lively, intense and flavourful wine, which proudly challenges the limits of classicism.
AWARDS AND MENTIONS
James Suckling 92 points
Tim Atkin Rioja Report 2024 91 point