Descripción

Viña Cubillo procede de una finca llamada Viña Cubillas, adquirida al igual que el resto de viñedos de la casa por el bisabuelo de los López de Heredia. Esta finca entrega vinos excepcionales que se comercializan todos los años como crianzas, pero que por las excelentes condiciones de calidad de los suelos podrían ser destinados perfectamente a vinos calificados como Gran Reserva.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
López de Heredia
Tipo
Tinto Crianza
Añada
2017
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano
Origen
Rioja

Cata

Vista
Color rubí brillante.
Nariz
Fresca, persistente y con notas de regaliz.
Boca
Fina, fresca y persistente.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.
Maridaje
Ideal con legumbres y tapas de todo tipo.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedos situados a 465 metros de altitud sobre el nivel del mar.
Edad
40 años.
Suelo
El terreno es de la era terciaria y de naturaleza arcillo-calcárea.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.
Envejecimiento
Crianza en barrica durante 3 años, sometido a dos trasiegos por año.
Embotellado
Clarificado con claras de huevo. Embotellado sin filtrar.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The super bargain of the portfolio has to be the red 2017 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza, which this year shows more development and faster aging, with more tertiary notes than the other reds from 2013 and 2014 that I tasted next to it. The frost of April 2017 killed 100% of the vegetal mass at Cubillo, and the grapes they picked were exclusively from the second generation, therefore fruit that ripened in a much shorter cycle, as the harvest was also earlier. It has notes of damp earth, mushrooms, truffles and forest floor, dry leaves and decayed flowers and herbs. It has a polished palate and is medium-bodied, with mostly resolved tannins, and it feels a little lighter. But it's still worth it. It was produced with a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo from vines averaging 53 years of age. It fermented in their old oak vats and matured in used American oak barrels for three+ years. It has 13.5% alcohol, a 3.0 pH and 6.5 grams of acidity. 90,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2023. - Luis Gutiérrez.