Rioja Alavesa 'Letras Minúsculas' 2017
Creaciones Exeo
- £15
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- Producer
- Creaciones Exeo
- Grape Varieties
- Tempranillo, Grenache/Garnacha, Graciano
- Origin
- Spain > Rioja
The Rioja Alavesa 'Letras Minúsculas' is a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha. The wine combines maturity and complexity without relying on excessive use of oak or extractions. Beautifully elegant and crushed stone, black and red fruits and firm, muscular palate.
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- Deep red cherry color. The nose is intense, dominated by red fruits from the Garnacha along with raspberry and black licorice from the Tempranillo.
- Made up of 80% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha, 10% Graciano. A. complex wine with an explosion of fruit and soft tannins held together with great structure and a softer use of oak than you normally see from a Rioja.
- Creaciones Exeo is a new wave Rioja producer, stepping away from traditional methods, using neoteric techniques to produce fresher styles of wine with a lesser reliance an oak influence.
- Can be enjoyed for up to 3 years.
- Pairs brilliantly alongside a BBQ!
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