Viña Pomal Gran Reserva 2015 75cl.
Viña Pomal Gran Reserva is a serious, high-quality red wine that brings together the best of La Rioja. It represents the classic great reserva of La Rioja, faithful to its origins for more than a century. It is only produced in exceptional vintages and with a limited number of bottles. Perfect complement to dishes containing vegetables or legume stews. Also suitable for meat or vegetable rice, moderately strong cheeses, duck and oily fish. Service temperature: 15ºC Prizes and scores:
- Gold – Bacchus 2021
- Master – The Drink Business Autumm Tasting 2021
- Master – The Drink Business Rioja Masters 2021
- Gold – Mundus Vini 2022
- 92 points – Peñin
- 94 points – Suckling
- 94 points – Top 100 Spanish wines
- 95 points – Gourmets Guide 2022
- 93 points – Living Wine 2022
| SKU | VTI210334 |
| Format | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| Winery | Bodegas Bilbaínas |
| Country | Spain |
| Appellation | D.O. Rioja |
| Wine type | Red |
| Type | Gran Reserva |
| Grapes | Tempranillo |
| Vintage | 2015 |
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Description
PREPARATION
Grapes: 90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano. Viña Pomal Gran Reserva is characterized by traditional winemaking. The hand-selected grapes arrive at the winery and are destemmed and crushed for a moderately long maceration in tank. After alcoholic and malolactic fermentations, the wines are racked to be aged in 225-liter Bordeaux barrels, traditionally made of American oak. After spending around 1 year aging in barrels, the wine is racked again to tank. It is the moment in which the blend of the Gran Reserva is decided, and the Graciano, a minority Rioja variety, becomes part of the Tempranillo base mixture with 10%, providing its characteristic structure, color and acidity. The wine returns to the barrel again, clarified with egg whites that help with its clarity and refinement, and spends 1 more year in the barrel to complete the aging process in 225-liter wood. After passing through the barrel, the wine is assembled for 6 months in oak vats where it naturally finishes cleaning and assembling all its components. Three years of aging in the bottle complete the artisanal work of aging these unique wines in Rioja.
TASTING
View: Garnet color and cherry tones, bright in appearance, with slight reflections of brick color on the edges of the glass.
Nose:
Complex and elegant with notes of licorice and red fruits typical of Tempranillo, along with spicy memories subtly added by the Graciano variety. Roasted and balsamic aromas (vanilla, pepper, tobacco) typical of the barrel.
Mouth:
With a soft entry and a feeling of elegance and balance, which ends in a long persistence Service temperature: 16ºC.