Puntido Gran Reserva
Viñedos de Páganos
Press Review
" Putting my nose in the glass of the 2007 El Puntido Gran Reserva transported me to the classical Riojas from yesteryear. The wine has a fully developed nose with all the textbook descriptors of a good aged Rioja—forest floor, cigar ash, cold bonfire, truffle, cherries in liqueur, blonde tobacco, spices and iodine. But this is a classical Gran Reserva that has something that was not that traditional, and it comes from a single vineyard and matured in brand new French oak barrels for 28 months. But time in bottle has polished it (it was bottled in June 2010, almost nine years ago); the tannins are mostly resolved and it's nicely textured. It has what I love about the best red wine—it's salty rather than sweet, there is no room for sweetness here, and it's sapid and tasty and has great balance and freshness. This is developing at a very slow pace and should continue doing so for a very long time. A great Gran Reserva in the making. Only 5,000 bottles were produced from 2007, a very cold vintage, when the grapes were harvested the last three days of October, and it snowed the first of November! Drink 2019-2032 "
Winemaking
Traditional elaboration, 100% destemmed. Pre-fermentative maceration during 6 days at 6ºC (42.8º F) with indigenous yeast selected from our own vineyards, with very light pump-overs and a light aeration. Alcoholic fermentation: 8 - 10 days. Temperature controlled between 28º and 30ºC with 2 or 3 daily pump-overs during the first phase and a daily pump-over at the end. Post-fermentative maceration: 10 days. Directly barreled into new French oak Bordelaise barrels where the malolactic fermentation will take place and where it will stay on its fine lees during the first 6 months. AGING: 26 months in new Bordelaise barrels of French oak. Bottled in June 2010.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountrySpain
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RegionRioja
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StyleMedium Bodied
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUK4106107
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Alcohol %14%
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GrapeTempranillo
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Unit Volume75cl
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes