New Value from Rioja! Pairs great with cooler weather cuisine
90% Tempranillo & 10% Graciano
Hand picked. Destemmed and lightly crushed. Fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. ML in concrete tanks. Aged in American fine grained oak 225L barrels for 12 months. Pairs well with aged cheeses and roasted meats
A fruity and easy red with cherries, lemon rind and berries. Medium body. Drink now.
Rated 91/100 James Suckling
Six families of farmers founded Bodegas Burgo Viejo in 1987 (with the next generation coming on-board, it is now sixteen families working together). Burgo Viejo´s main asset has always been their exquisite winemaking process, using grapes collected from its own vineyards, going back to the times when they were just a wine cellar selling in bulk (they started as a cooperative in the 1950's).
The vineyards measure 200 hectares – 494 acres – spread throughout the municipality of Alfaro, La Rioja, Spain at the foothills of Yerga Mountain, on the banks of the fertile Ebro Valley. This area offers a huge diversity of soils and microclimates where the grape varietals, Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Garnacha, Carignan, Graciano and Viura grow to become Burgo Viejo wines. Most of the vines are 30 years old; some Garnacha are over 90 years old and some young organic Graciano have been planted. Annual production is 155,500 9-liter cases.
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