Bodegas Hermanos Pecina Senorio de P. Pecina Crianza

2017 Rioja Crianza 91WA
Senorio de Pecina
Rioja, Spain

$19.99 on a whole case of 12 US Low
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$21.99 on 6+* (code: 6saves2)
Reg $23.99 

91 pts Robert Parker WA
The wines are quite transparent with the character of the vintages, and this is the case for the 2017 Señorío de P. Peciña Crianza. It's a little more developed, showing some tertiary aromas plus the spices from the American oak barrels where the wine matured for 24 months. It was bottled with 14.28% alcohol and a pH of 3.66. The palate is polished and has a fine chalky sensation and tasty flavors. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2020.

95% Tempranillo  –  3% Graciano  –  2% Garnacha
Depending on the vintage the grapes come from a combination of 3 vineyards; “El Codo”, “El Llano” and “Finca Iscorta” with an average of 40 years old. The grapes are destemmed and crushed and fermented naturally with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks. Aged in used American oak for 2 years and hand racked 4 times by means of the traditional “barrel to barrel” method, the wine then ages for at least an additional 18 months in bottle before being released on the market. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.