Colecciones: Hacienda López de Haro

Origin: A wine that is born following an extensive search for old vines in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, where Raul Acha and his team selected 39 plots of Tempranillo grapes, with a small portion of Mazuelo vines mixed in as well, to produce 312 barrels. The result is 89.930 bottles and 1.700 magnums of a full, yet fresh wine.

• Varieties: Tempranillo (90%) and Mazuelo (10%).
• Ageing: 14 months of aging in new and second-fill barrels of French oak (40%) and Hungarian oak (60%). A total of 312 barrels of 225 liters barrels has been produced (of which 89,930 bottles of 75 cl and 1700 magnum have been bottled).
• Harvest: Manual harvest in October.
• Vineyard: 18 hectares of vineyards selected from different plots within San Vicente de la Sonsierra, at an altitude of 530 m.
• Winemaking: 2 weeks of maceration. Controlled fermentation stopping at a minimum of 28 degrees.
• Alcohol content: 14% Vol.

Tasting notes

• Colour: Medium robe with attractive garnet color.
• Nose: Spicy and smoked notes contributed by the mixture of oak from different origins and very good ripe fruit in which Tempranillo and Mazuelo come together to add complexity.
• Palate: Full, fleshy and fresh, a pleasant, lingering, balanced vine. A splendid example of the awesome terroirs of the San Vicente area.

• Varieties: Viura and other varieties.
• Ageing: Three months. French oak barrels.
• Harvest: During the entire month of october. Hand picked.
• Vineyard: A selection of old Viura vineyards, settled on poor land in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja).
• Alcohol content: 12,5% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Straw yellow colour wine.
• Nose: Ripe fruit, dates and banana notes stand out on the nose in combination with the nuances of the barrel.
• Palate: It is fresh and fleshy, leaving a long, balanced and pleasant aftertaste.

• Varieties: Viura and Garnacha.
• Harvest: During the entire month of october. Hand picked.
• Vineyard: A selection of old Viura and Garnacha low production vineyards, settled on clay-ferrous soils in the area of Alto Najerilla (La Rioja).
• Winemaking: Maceration between 24 and 48 hours at low temperatures, around 10C. Subsequently, the devatting process is carried out, extracting a bright and rosé coloured must in a natural way and that ferments between 10-12C for 20 days.
• Alcohol content: 12,5% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Clean pale pink.
• Nose: Intense wine, highlighting red fruits and banana aromas as well as featuring some floral notes.
• Palate: Silky and pleasant wine with great balance, resulting at the same time greedy and fresh.

• Varieties: 100% Tempranillo.
• Ageing: 6 months in new barrels.
• Harvest: Hand picked during the second and third week of October.
• Vineyard: A selection of old vineyards, between 50 and 70 years old, located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra.
• Alcohol content: 13,5% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Violet tones.
• Nose: Complex, aromas of red fruit and liquorish, typical of the Tempranillo variety, combined with a touch of roast nuances from the barrel.
• Palate: Very pleasant wine with a seet attack, followed by a nice acidity and ripe tannins, wich provides it with a long and pleasant aftertaste.

• Varieties: Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano.
• Ageing: Aged in French and American oak barrels during 18 months.
• Harvest: Hand picked during October.
• Vineyard: A selection of old vineyards with very low production settled on poor land of Ebro's terraces in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja).
• Winemaking: Between 8 and 10 days of static maceration to avoid over-extraction. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts at 24ºC. Very small amounts of sulfur are added.
• Alcohol content: 14% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Deep red cherry colour with roof tile tones.
• Nose: Aromas of ripe red fruit and liquorish combined with coffee,vainilla anda balsamic nuances from the barrel ageing.
• Palate: Smooth and velvety wine with sweet and ripe tanning that make it a pleasant and easy-drinking wine with a long aftertaste.

• Varieties: Tempranillo and Graciano.
• Ageing: 10 months in French oak barrels used 1 to 3 times.
• Harvest: Hand picked during the second and third week of October.
• Vineyard: Old vineyards with very low production settled on poor land of Ebro's terraces in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja).
• Winemaking: Produced in 30.000 g vats. Fermentation at 28º. Maceration for 2 weeks.
• Alcohol content: 13,5% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Medium-high depth wine, ruby red colour with roof tile rim, which denotes its long barrel ageing and its peaceful bottle ageing.
• Nose: Powerful on the nose with primary aromas of ripe fruit accompanied by complex spicy and balsamic notes and a slight touch of vanilla.
• Palate: Balanced on the palate, it is a round and unctuous wine with ripe and sweet tannins, providing the wine with a long aftertaste: an elegant Rioja classic.

• Varieties: Tempranillo y Graciano.
• Ageing: Aged for 30 months in French and American oak barrels. Quaterly racking. Bottle aged for at least three years.
• Harvest: Handpicked during the second and third week of October.
• Vineyard: A selection of old vineyards with very low production settled on poor land of Ebro's terraces in the area of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja).
• Winemaking: Made in 30,000 kg vats. Fermentation at 28ºC. Two weeks maceration.
• Alcohol content: 14% Vol

Tasting notes

• Colour: Bright cherry-red colour and a rim with roof tile tones
• Nose: High aromatic intensity, clean and sound. Complex on the nose with coffee, vanilla, roast and balsamic nuances integrated into an intense bottom note of ripe fruit.
• Palate: Elegant and round. It is well balanced with a velvety attack followed by a pleasant acidity and a silky and full-bodied aftertaste resulting from its noble and ripe tannin. Its long aftertaste has spicy and balsamic hints, resulting from its long and peaceful ageing, as well as confit fruit nuances that uncover its personality.

• Varieties: Tempranillo and Garnacha.
• Ageing: Aged for over 30 months in new French oak barrels. Quaterly racking. Bottle aged for at least three years.
• Harvest: Handpicked during the month of October.
• Vineyard: A selection of old Tempranillo vineyards with very low production located in the area of Sonsierra and old Graciano vineyards located at high altitudes in the area of Cárdenas.
• Winemaking: Fermentation in 500-litre open barrels made with French oak, where plunging is carried out on a daily basis, following a traditional process. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in new French oak barrels, where the ageing subsequently takes place.
• Alcohol content: 14,5%

Tasting notes

• Colour: Deep red cherry colour
• Nose: Intense and complex. Black fruit nuances from a ripe and full grape stand out and mix with the barrel roast, providing spicy and cocoa notes
• Palate: It is a full wine with a strong character, also fleshy and elegant, with a mature tannin that provides a tasty aftertaste.