Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Paganos
Label Name:
 
Rioja la Nieta
Vintage:
 
2021
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Rioja (Rioja Alavesa - Páganos, Laguardia)
Volume:
 
1500ml
ABV:
 
14.05%
Grape(s):
 
Tempranillo
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Tim Atkin 98; The Wine Advocate (Luis Gutiérrez) 97; James Suckling 97; Jeb Dunnuck 96–97; Wine Spectator 96; Wine Enthusiast 96

Tasting Note
Concentrated Tempranillo: ripe black fruit (cassis, blackberry), floral perfume, cedar, tobacco, baking spice and mineral lift. Silky yet firm tannins, bright acidity and a long, spicy finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roasted lamb, grilled ribeye, beef stew, aged Manchego. Asian: Peking duck, char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork), Korean bulgogi or galbi, spicy Szechuan beef.

Production Method
Hand-harvested single-vineyard Tempranillo; fermented in small oak tinos with selected/indigenous yeasts, malolactic in barrel, aged 15–18 months in new French oak.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Viñedos de Páganos (Eguren family). La Nieta is a 1.75–1.78 ha single vineyard planted in 1975, worked biodynamically (not certified) on clay-silt-sandstone soils at ~525 m.