AD LIBITUM MONASTEL DE RIOJA

GRAPE: Monastel de Rioja

APPELLATION: Rioja DOCa

VINIFICATION:
After destemming, the grapes are introduced in new 500 liters French oak barrels in which alcoholic and malolactic fermentation takes place.Aged for 11 months in the same French oak barrels where it fermented.

TASTING NOTES:

Important layer of picota cherry color. On the nose it is very spicy with balsamic notes. In the mouth it is voluminous with a refreshing acidity, velvety tannins and a long persistence.

FOOD PAIRING:

Roasted pork tenderloin with blackberry sauce, juicy grilled steak or mature cheeses.

RATINGS HISTORY:

93 Pts by Tim Atkin; Vntg 2024.
92 Pts by Tim Atkin; Vntg 2023, 2022, 2021.

Tech Sheet:

PRODUCER: Located in Rioja Alta, one of the best-known wine-producing regions of Spain. This winery, operated in the town of Baños de Río Tobía (Rioja Alta) by Juan Carlos Sancha, a professor of enology at the University of La Rioja, is situated on five hectares of land along the border of D.O.Ca. Rioja, and in the coldest zone of this wine denomination.