Descripción

Este vino se obtiene a partir de uvas que provienen de Marrate-El Bardallo, viñedo de unos 50 años situado en el término municipal de Labastida. Para elaborar este monovarietal de Tempranillo cada año seleccionan la parcela que mejor se ha desarrollado. Fresco y con una leve sensación tánica y melosa. 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Abel Mendoza
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2021
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
100% Tempranillo
Origen
Rioja

Cata

Vista
Color cereza picota limpio con ribetes granates y una untuosa capa de glicerina que deja buena lágrima.
Nariz
Aromas de intensidad media-alta.
Boca
Entrada seca densa y con estructura. Amable a su paso, fresco y meloso. Buen equilibrio.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
Marrate-El Bardallo
Descripción
Viñedo situado en el término municipal alavés de Labastida con orientación norte-sur.
Superficie
2 hectáreas
Edad
Más de 50 años.
Suelo
Arcillo-calcáreo limoso.
Clima
Continental.
Rendimiento
5.600 kilos por hectárea
Cosecha
Vendimia realizada manualmente. Uva en perfecto estado sanitario.
Vinificación
Despalillado y fermentado durante 12 días en depósito de acero inoxidable.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de unos 13 meses en barrica nueva de roble francés.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Selección Personal comes from a place called Marrate-El Bardallo in Labastida, one of Mendoza's favorite vineyards, a 65-year-old two-hectare plot for high-end wines located at 610 meters above sea level. The uncrushed grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts from a pied de cuve in stainless steel, followed by malolactic in concrete and aging in French oak barrels for 13 months. It feels very harmonious, balanced and serious, a lot more closed than the Grano a Grano produced with Tempranillo. There is a very classical and elegant feeling to it, but it is very clean and defined, with purity. It has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.76 and 4.9 grams of acidity, with elegant, fine and ripe tannins, to me the signature from the year, with purity and balance. 5,900 bottles were filled in May 2023.

Tim Atkin:

Combining grapes from Marrate in Labastida and El Bardallo in San Vicente de la Sonsierra,
this is a structured, dense, still youthful red that's proudly aged in new French oak. With
both eyes on the future, it's a wine that needs time to show at its best, with coffee bean and
Asian spice aromas, layers of mountain herbs and inky black fruits and plenty of supporting
acidity. 2027-35

James Suckling:

Solid blackberries, dark cherries and a touch of dark chocolate follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate with tightly wound tannins and a long, structured finish. Aged 12 months in new French oak barrels. Drink from 2026.