Gómez Cruzado Crianza 2018 12Pack 14.5% 750ML

Gómez Cruzado Crianza 2018 12Pack 14.5% 750ML

Bodegas y Viñedos Gomez Cruzado dates back to 1886, with nobleman Ángel Gómez de Arteche bottling his own wine in Rioja Alta. Purchased in 1916 by Ángel and Jesús Gómez Cruzado, the winery passed onto the Baños family in the early 2000s, and is today led by winemaker/viticulturalist David González. Gómez Cruzado wines are sourced from traditional old bush-trained vineyards in the most elevated areas of Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa. The approach is to produce wines born in the vineyard, from around one hundred plots across three different terroirs: Alto Najerilla, Bajo Najerilla and Sierra Cantabria. An intense renovation of the winery was completed in 2005, including fermenting vessels (stainless steel and concrete eggs) and predominately small French oak.

Tasting Notes
PALATE
The 2018 wines have great personality, with freshness and a very fruity character. This vintage is reminiscent of Rioja´s classic vintages: very fluid wines with great potential for aging.

REGION NOTES
The three soils we work with represented in the grapes used to elaborate this Crianza. The alluvial, sandsto ne- clay and ferrous-clay soils.

GRAPES/BLEND
80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha.

VINIFICATION
3 days of prefermentative maceration at low tempera ture, with daily remontages and delestages during its temperature controlled fermentation. Followed by fermentation in cone shaped temperature controlled stainless steel vats.

MATURATION
12 months in mostly new American oak barriques.