Description

Horizonte est sans doute le vin le plus structuré, le plus ample et le plus « Rioja » de tous les vins du domaine Exopto. Incarnant brillamment le caractère de la Rioja Alta, bien que son assemblage donne une part plus importante au Tempranillo, il partage la même philosophie que les autres vins du domaine, qui vise à créer des vins rouges harmonieux aux nuances complexes.
 

Fiche technique

Le domaine
Type de vin
Red
Millésime
2017
Alcool
14.5% vol.
Cépage
80% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 10% Garnacha
Origine
Rioja

L'avis des experts

The Wine Advocate:

The red 2017 Horizonte de Exopto is a traditional blend of Tempranillo with 10% each Garnacha and Graciano, but now not all of grapes come from the village of Ábalos—since 2016, they have added two plots in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. The destemmed and lightly crushed grapes fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured 50/50 in 600-liter demi-muids and 225-liter barriques for one year. The wine is surprisingly fresh, expressive and aromatic and has a touch of black pepper, perhaps because there are more grapes from higher-altitude vineyards that didn't suffer the frost, and the result might be fresher than some wines from 2016 or 2015. The move to bigger barrels and less oak seems to have paid back with much better integration of the wood and additional nuance. A great effort for the vintage and a bit of a surprise—lighter and less concentrated but more drinkable. 9,000 bottles were filled in November 2018.