Cantos de Valpiedra

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Wine Description

Cantos de Valpiedra, made entirely of Tempranillo harvested in mid-September, is fermented in stainless steel tanks with a 16-day maceration, before aging for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. It is a rich, round example of this famous Spanish style. In Finca Valpiedra the soil type is formed by a layer of pebble stones and limestone that give its name to the wines.

“The aromatic, fruit-driven and juicy 2020 Cantos de Valpiedra is velvety, clean and modern, with a balanced and tasty palate, contained ripeness, 13.5% alcohol and good freshness. It matured in new barrels for 12 months in the style of a modern Crianza. With time in the glass, it develops an acute note of licorice.” — Wine Advocate, Feb 2024

“Unusually for Cantos, the 2020 release is a Tempranillo with the 3% Garnacha that would normally go into Petra de Valpiedra, a wine that wasn't made in this vintage. Floral, detailed and very well balanced, it’s a comparatively forward style that has the fine tannins that are a hallmark of Lauren Rosillo's winemaking, fragrant French and American oak and red cherry and bramble fruit.” — Tim Atkin, MW, Dec 2023

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Vineyard name

Finca Valpiedra

Training method

Free System

Exposure:

Eastern / Western

Year vineyard planted:

1972

First vintage of this wine:

2005

Bottles produced of this wine:

20,000

Average Vine Age:

35-40

Varietal composition:

100% Tempranillo

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

10 days

Fermentation temperature:

82 °F

Maceration technique:

Pumpovers

Malolactic fermentation:

Full

Type of aging container:

Barrels

Size of aging container:

225 L

Age of Aging Container:

Less than three years

Length of bottle aging:

18 months

Total SO2

pH level:

3.67

Acidity:

5.5 g/L

Alcohol:

13.5 %

Dry extract:

30 g/L

Total SO2

Residual sugar:

1.7 g/L

VINIFICATION: Fermentation in stainless steel temperature-controlled vats. 16 days maceration.
AGEING: 12 months in French and American barrel.

The Ebro River creates four big meanders in its way through La Rioja. One of them, between Fuenmayor y Cenicero, two towns devoted to viticulture, is the one where the 80 hectares of vineyard of our winery are planted.

Finca Valpiedra is a spectacular landscape divided into three terraces which slopes down to the river itself, and that our technical team has differentiated into fourteen plots, with altitudes between 406 and 427 meters.

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