Exopto Expresión de Graciano 2022
Descripción
Intenso, sorprendente y elegante. Este tinto es pura expresión de la variedad riojana Graciano y nos captura con su complejidad y finura aromática. Afinado en barricas de roble francés usadas, es un vino ideal para maridar con guisos de cordero, platos de caza y quesos ahumados.
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The wine formerly known as Exopto has had a name change and is now the 2022 Expresión de Graciano, as it's now 85% Graciano with 15% Tempranillo. And it's not only Graciano from Rioja Baja but also has Graciano from Baños de Ebro and Ábalos, and the Tempranillo comes from San Vicente de la Sonsierra. So, not only has the name changed, the wine has also changed. 2022 was a warm year, and Graciano ripened thoroughly, helped by moderate yields, keeping very good acidity with very good aromatics and aging potential. It's ripe, as noted by the 14.5% alcohol, keeping a pH of 3.5 and 6.15 grams of acidity, very good parameters of freshness for the alcoholic degree achieved. It fermented in 225-liter oak barrels, with the percentage of new oak lowered to 30%. And 75% of the volume matured in 500-liter barrels, so the aromatic impact has diminished. 4,500 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2023.
Even five years ago, it was impossible to ripen Graciano consistently in the cooler parts of the Rioja Alta and Alavesa sub-regions, but the climate has changed all that. This comes from Ábalos, Baños de Ebro and warmer Alfaro and is a delight: focused, perfumed and intense, with layers of steak tartare, damson, dried herbs and sweet spices. 2027-35
Exopto nació en 2003 fruto de la ilusión de tres amigos que tenían como principal meta interpretar Rioja y su terruño de manera distinta.
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