Familia Montana Finca La Valentina Crianza Rioja DOCa 2020

Drinks like a young Rioja Reserva, offering up Rioja Alta’s freshness, warmth and precision in a velvet glove

Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz) and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

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Red Fruit, Black Fruit, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: La Rioja, Spain

Grape Varietals:
Tempranillo (Aragonez, Tinta Fino, Tinta Roriz) and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

Winemaking:

Destemmed and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels and Bottle Ageing

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Great for a party or BBQ. Pairs well with grilled meats, strong cheese.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Satay, rendang, lamb curry

Premium Fincas

For generations, the founding Families of Premium Fincas have been cultivating vines and producing quality wine in Spain’s most fertile lands.

Description

Familia Montana Finca La Valentina Crianza Rioja DOCa 2020

Grape Varietals & Region: 90% Tempranillo & 10% Graciano from the Finca La Valentina plot. Planted in 1985 on clay calcareous, ferrous, alluvial soils

Taste Profile: Drinks like a young Rioja Reserva, offering up Rioja Alta’s freshness, warmth and precision in a velvet glove. Ripe blackberry and cassis aromas infused with touches of vanilla on the nose. Forest berry fruit on the palate, followed by an intriguing mélange of leather, spice, and hints of cacao.

Winemaking Process: The fruit is handpicked, and destemmed before fermentation under controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged for 12 months in American & French oak barrels, followed by a further 6 months in bottle before release

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes