Abadía la Arroyada

Reserva 2017

Finca Sanmillano

Aged 14 months in oak barrels

DO Ribera del Duero

Grape variety: 100% Tempranillo.

Weather: Extreme continental with cold winters and hot, dry summers. Important thermal oscillations both from one season to another and in summer days between day and night.

Soils: Composed of a mixture of clay and sand.

Winemaking: Made with grapes from our vineyards, near 85 years old, of plot Finca Sanmillano, located in a paramo and with an altitude higher than 900 meters. Low production per vineyard. Green harvest, looking for quality. The grape bunches are picked by hand and the grapes arrive at our winery in perfect condition in 14 kg boxes. The must is obtained by careful pressing of the grapes, reaching the stainless-steel tank by gravity. Cold maceration with a long vatting period of 21 days. Alcoholic fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature between 23 and 26 ºC, to end with a long post-fermentation maceration. Aged for 14 months in American and French oak barrels.

Tasting notes: Clean appearance with intense garnet red color. Red fruits appear on the nose, aromas of currants, plums, quince and licorice assembled with spicy and slightly toasted wood tones. On the palate it is balanced, tasty and silky, with a friendly and long end.