Pagos de Viña Real 2018
Description
La proximité des vignes avec l'ancien Camino Real a inspiré son nom. Ancrée dans cette même terre, intégrée au Cerro de la Mesa, se dresse une cuve monumentale de près de 30 000 mètres, le bâtiment Viña Real. Pagos de Viña Real est né avec la vendange 2001, grâce à l'état exceptionnel du vignoble et au fait quele Tempranillo utilisé pour l'élaborer provient des meilleurs terroirs du domaine dans la Rioja Alavesa. C'est aussi un vin qu'on recommande de boire sans accompagnement, pour apprécier toute sa richesse aromatique
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
Produced with grapes from their La Romera vineyard in the village of Labastida, the 2018 Pagos de Viña Real is pure Tempranillo. It's from a plot of almost two hectares planted 40 years ago on clay and stony (boulder) soils at the foot of the Toloño Mountain, and they wanted the wine to reflect the expression of the place rather than the fruit. It fermented in small vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic and aging with lees in 300-liter French oak barrels. This is also a completely different wine from the previous vintages, now only from a specific vineyard and with less oak than in the past. It still has some grainy tannins that need polishing. It's full-bodied and has some rusticity that might require some time in bottle. 2,800 bottles were filled in November 2019.
Pagos is the most ambitious wine in the Viña Real range, produced entirely from Tempranillo vineyards that are over 40 years' old. Aged in new French oak, it's rich, dense, concentrated and quite tannic, with layers of inky, dark berry fruit and overlay of mocha and Asian spices.
2025-33
Vinazo