Variety: 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano

Winery: Bodegas Ramón Ayala Lete e Hijos
Region: Rioja

Tasting Notes 
View: Intense cherry with purple border, with a high layer and deep heart. Clean and bright. 

Nose: Warm, noble, intense aroma and a very good fusion between the tertiary aromas of aging (chocolate, spices and roasted like coffee with milk) and black fruit with extraordinary maturity. 

Palate: creamy, velvety and very meaty tackle. Great balance, with rounded tannins and silky acidity. Elegant, long finish.

Production
Vineyards of the Ayala family in the place of Briñas, located in the foothills of the Sierra de Cantabria or Sonsierra.

Applying a viticulture respectful and minimal interference with nature.

Soil 
Clay – calcareous 

Harvest
Hand harvested bunches selected, the second week of October.

Vinification 
Traditional vinification. After selective manual picking the clusters are destemmed by gravity directly falling into the fermentation tank not using any type of pump. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks of 10000 Kg, during 6 days with temperature-controlled fermentation between 28 and 30º C , extended post-fermentative maceration on the skins for 7 days, with two pump-overs daily in the beginning with a light pump-over daily at the end.

After is realized the pressing by treading on the inside of the tanks for extracting the maximum wine of natural form. Directly barreled in new French oak Bordelaise barrels where will take place the Malolactic fermentation and where will stay on its fine lees during the first 6 months. 

Aging 
New Allier French oak 100%, during 18 months.