Embeleso Finca Vidales Rioja 2015
About the wine
Top-notch Rioja for an absolute steal
- Using the same grapes that I've used for my Licenciado 2015 I wanted to make another premium wine, but in a less oaky style. Instead of keeping this wine for 18 months in French and American oak (as it would be for a Reserva), I've aged this wine in French oak for only 4 months.
- Naked Wines have helped me source the high quality grapes I've used in my Finca Vidales Rioja, something that just wouldn't be possible if I had to make this wine at the same cost of younger wines.
- My Finca Vidales Rioja is full of the characteristic black wild berries you'd expect from this region, but due to the bigger barrels the impact of the oak is less aggressive and more respectful of the fruit than it would be otherwise.
Gorka, Winemaker
Best before
Drink now to 2022
Serving advice
Serve at 16-18°C. Open/Decant 30 minutes before serving
Food match
Potatoes cooked with chorizo or lamb chops roasted.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Spain
Rioja
Tempranillo
Smooth Red
13.5% ABV
75cl
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Gorka Etxebarria
- He's a gentle, modest young guy with very little to be modest about. After all how many winemakers his age have managed to win 90 points from the world's most influential wine critic, Robert Parker
- Burgo Viejo is owned by 6 families of farmers, not winemakers or salesmen. They used to simply sell their grapes and never see the true products of their labours. Then Gorka came to save the day and showed them exactly how good their grapes were!
- His second love is head banging guitar...and having tasted his wines, and heard his music, we should all be grateful that wine is his first love! Save everyone's ear drums, support this winemaker in his fantastic contribution to Spanish wines.
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