Description

Le nom de ce vin, Regalo (qui veut dire cadeau en espagnol) lui a été donné en hommage au terroir exceptionnel dont il est issu considéré comme un don du ciel. C'est un vin rouge velouté, bien structuré et long en bouche. Pour la petite anecdote, c'était l'un des vins servis lors de la cérémonie qui a suivi la proclamation du roi Felipe VI au Palais royal de Madrid.

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Bodegas Izadi
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2018
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Sous-zone
Rioja Alavesa
Cépage
100% Tempranillo
Origine
Rioja

Dégustation

Température de service
16 ºC.

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

I love the new profile and image of the 2018 El Regalo, which now mentions the village (Villabuena) and the size of the vineyard (3.9 hectares) on the label (at least the bottles I received), same as the new Garnacha bottling. This really feels like a new wine compared to previous vintages. That might be because it includes a percentage of white grapes (8% Malvasía and 6% Viura) fermented in Austrian oak vats and matured in a mix of 225-liter barrels and 5,000-liter oak vats. This is clean and moderately ripe, with integrated oak and a medium-bodied palate that reveals fine-grained tannins, very good purity and definition. 14,328 bottles and 128 magnums. It was bottled in July 2020.

Suckling:

Aromas of plums, dried herbs, tea leaves, cedar and baking spices. It’s full-bodied with velvety tannins. Round and creamy with a fruity edge and a long finish. Touch of chocolate to the fruit. Drink now or hold.