Bodegas Corral - Altos De Corral Crianza

Origin Rioja, Spain

Winery Bodegas Corral

Grape 100% Tempranillo

Vintage / Alcohol content 2018 / 14.5%

Information & Character Rioja is undoubtedly Spain's most famous wine region and has undergone a significant improvement in quality in recent years with small wine producers challenging the large industrial wineries. The location on rolling hills on the Ebro River, between two mountain ranges, creates a climate that is optimal for winegrowing, as the area is protected both from chilly winds from the north and from high summer heat from the south. Classic red Rioja wines are made from the Tempranillo grape, which produces wines with a spicy character, strong fruit flavor and low acidity. High and fine ripeness in the aroma with sloe berries, plums and black cherries with anise and oak tones. The taste is dense and structured with a healthy freshness, moderate extraction, attractive dark fruits and liquorice notes with a long smooth finish.

Production The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged only in oak barrels for 12 months.

Soil Iron-rich and chalky clay soils

Suitable for Perfect charcuterie, meat dishes of lamb, pork and poultry.

About the Producer

The foundation of Bodegas Corral, Don Jacobo's hometown, over a hundred years ago was due to the foresight of Saturnino Daroca, a born and raised Riojan grower and winemaker, who began planting his first vineyards in Sojuela, a small village near Navarrete. His daughter married Martin Corral who contributed his name and family crest to the winery, a reminder of his family nature to this day. In the fifties with the involvement of the third generation of the family, Gregorio and Florencio Corral, the winery expanded to new markets. It was the beginning of a remarkable increase in the company's commercial activity. The new cellars in Navarrete were built in 1974. The vineyard is located in Altos de Corral, a hill in the municipality of Navarrete (Rioja Alta), at an altitude of 600 m. Where they grow only Tempranillo on this small 10 hectare vineyard, the variety of the famous Rioja DO. Their soils are clayey and chalky in the northern edge with alluvial in the south, the surface has iron-rich red soil and large stones. The dominant climatic influence is the continental Mediterranean.

Total acidity 6.5

Residual sugar 1.9