Bodegas Jalón

Peña Aldera Crianza 2020

DOCa Rioja, Rioja, Spain

Blend: Tempranillo 80%, Graciano 20% | 15% ABV

£15.50

We are delighted to offer you this stylish and classic red wine made from Tempranillo and Graciano grapes in the Rioja region of Spain.This Crianza is aged for 12 months in oak, which adds some refined structure to the fruit-forward style of Rioja. They truly feel artisanal and are always well done. Nicely balanced between sweet and savoury flavours gives this wine its appeal.

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Cherries, dark fruits and some roasted spice dominate the nose and palate, finishing on appealing meaty notes. A cracking everyday Rioja that delivers notable fruit but with some depth.

Service: Serve at 12-14ºC.

Food Pairing: Excellent with red meat, poultry, pasta in white sauce and vegetarian dishes.

Bodegas Jalón is a small family run bodega that exclusively elaborates high quality wine from their own 10 hectares of vineyards. The vines are nurtured with exceptional care and the soil treated with organic matter only, free from herbicides and other chemical synthetic products.

The vineyards have an average age of 30 years and are located between 460 and 500 meters of altitude in the Iregua Valley. From a geological point of view, we are within the scope of the Ebro valley depression, dominated, in general, by clays, sandstones and conglomerates of the Quaternary, with some gypsum and predominantly clay marl. The area has a type Mediterranean continental climate with little rainfall and extreme temperatures.

The wines are certified organic, meet strictly with all European Union normative (regulation 2092/91), belong to the Denomination of Origin Qualified Rioja and are elaborated from selected Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano grape varieties organically grown and harvest at the right time of ripeness.

Red | Still | 75cl | 15% ABV | Contains Sulphites

Vinification: The wine was kept in stainless steel vats and racked several times before going into oak casks for ageing. It remained there for a minimum of 12 months in American oak casks and reserva for a minimum of 24 months. Afterwards the wine was placed in stainless steel temperature control vats to maintain its freshness and intense flavours, then bottled upon reaching best levels of fullness, complexity, roundness and finesse.

  • Organic - Independently Certified
  • Vegan - Practising (Uncertified)

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