Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Varietal: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo
Vintage: 2009
Body: full
Alcohol: 13.5%

The folks at Campo Viejo combine their love of architecture, wine & sustainability with a state-of-the-art facility that allows them to work in a traditional way, while minimizing energy and water consumption and reducing emissions. Much of the winery is underground to minimize its impact on the landscape and maintain a consistent temperature and humidity. 

This Rioja Reserva is 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. It has spent 18 months aging both in oak and in the bottle. We get bing cherry, leather & fig on the nose, with a palate that is full & spicy, but clean.

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Varietal: Tempranillo
Vintage: 2013
Body: full
Alcohol: 13.5

Florentino Martinez Monje --owner and winemaker for Luberri -- has a non-interventionist approach to his vineyards. He prefers the fruit to grow naturally in accordance with the microclimate in Elciego, a town within Rioja Alevesa. He keeps yields low, utilizes whole-cluster fermentation for some of the grapes, uses indigenous yeasts, and ensures that the fruit is concentrated and healthy. Orlegi is a return to the traditional light, fruit-forward wines of Rioja Alavesa.
We get nice notes of leather and tar on the nose with fresh red and dark berry. On the palate the fruit pops with spice and light acidity to balance and nice weight and light tannins. This is a classic, old-world Tempranillo from Rioja for everyday drinking. 

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja Reserva DOC
Varietal: Tempranillo
Vintage: 2007
Body: Full
Alcohol: 14%

Hand-harvested grapes with great care taken in the selection process, this reserva is a blend of 90% Tempranillo, 5% Mazuelo, and 5% Graciano. It is aged for 18 months in mixed American and French oak barrels and then in the bottle for another 18 months. This extra aging make for a very big yet smooth and complex reserva.
With an hour of decanting, you’ll be rewarded with dark red fruit, spice, leather, black pepper and well integrated oak.
Try it with: Braised lamb shanks with chorizo and garlic,  grilled eggplant, stuffed peppers, charcuterie and paella, of course

Country: Spain 
Region: Rioja Crianza DOC 
Varietal: Tempranillo 
Vintage: 2009 
Body: full 
Alcohol: 13% 

This 100% Tempranillo is classified as a Crianza.  The word Crianza comes from the Spanish word for “nursing” or “bringing up.”  In Rioja, wines labeled Crianza are required to have been “brought up” by spending at least 12 months in oak and 12 more months in the bottle.
This wine has fulfilled its youthful requirements and is now ready for your drinking pleasure.  The oak has had time to integrate with the red fruit, black pepper notes, a touch of leather, and soft tannins. 

Country: Spain
Region: Rioja DOC
Varietal: Graciano
Vintage: 2011
Body: Full
Alcohol: 14.5%

Graciano is a minor blending grape used to add color, weight and complexity to Rioja, which is usually dominated by the Tempranillo grape.   This rare varietal wine shows what Graciano can be….big, bold and rich.
We get dark jammy fruit on the nose with big spice and minerality.  With a bit of air the fruit becomes black cherry and plum, current and huckleberries mingling with licorice and tree sap, chalky tannins and a nice pop of acidity to balance it all. 

Country: Spain 
Region: Rioja 
Varietal: Tempranillo 
Vintage: 2010 
Body: full 
Alcohol: 13.5%
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