Chiton Red RESERVA, Rioja, Marques del Atrio

Appearance: Very bright ruby-red with brick-red glints.

Aroma: Very rich aromas that provide harmony and finesse.

Taste: Ample, silky, well-balanced and very persistent mouth.

Gastronomy Ideal to accompany all types of red meat, lamb and game. Perfect with medium-cured cheeses.

Ready to drink now. It will develop well in the bottle over the next two or three years. Always keep it in a cool, dark, quiet place.

Serve at 16 to 18 º C.

Vintage qualification The Consejo Regulador has qualified this vintage as “Very Good”.

Fermentation method Carefully selected grapes, de-stemmed and partially crushed, with a high proportion of full berries; 10 to 15 days maceration period with daily over pumping. Controlled fermentation at 24º – 38º C. Autochthonous, contained in the grapes themselves.

Aging Two years in medium toasted American oak casks which contribute spicy aromas and flavours. The wine was then aged in the bottle, acquiring stability and complexity.

Vineyard Vineyards situated between approximately 300 and 600 metres altitude. High percentage of small plots of less than 1 ha. The owners of these plots are middleaged and use both traditional and modern technological cultivation methods. Average age of vines is 25 years. Yield between 46-47 hl/ha..

Soil type Although Rioja is a small region, it has heterogeneous soils with a balanced structure, alluvial terrains with a harmonic composition of sand, lime and clay, rounded stones and slightly alkaline with active limestone between 7% and 15%. Little organic materials and nitrogenous substances. Low level of nutritional elements and low hydric availability during the Summer.

Winemaker Team led by Rodrigo Espinosa, Agricultural Engineer and Oenologist by the University