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90 pts Wine Advocate Señorío de P. Peciña Crianza 2018 exhibits a deep cherry hue with saffron reflections and a slightly orange-tinged rim. On the nose, it is distinguished by its profound aromas of ripe red fruits, such as cherries and strawberries, accompanied by toasted notes and a hint of vanilla, with a backdrop of jam. On the palate, it is flavourful and smooth, with a blend of fresh fruit and a slight oxidation. Its balanced and spiced profile, along with a pleasant tannin, renders it a highly appealing wine.

Señorío de P. Peciña Tinto Crianza is a red wine from Rioja produced by Bodegas Hermanos Peciña. This wine is a blend of Tempranillo (95%), Graciano (3%) and Garnacha (2%).

The grapes used to make this wine come from different vineyards 40 years old, grown on clay-calcerous soils.

The harvest is done manually in boxes of 15 kilos in order to prevent the clusters from being broken or fermented prematurely. The bunches are selected by four operators and they then pass through a small machine to be destemmed.

A filling system is then used by gravity with "falling deposits" so that the grains arrive intact in the deposits and do not undergo unnecessary oxidations.

Thanks to this process, a stemmed carbonic maceration is carried out, fermentation within the same grapes is achieved.

The grapes remain in the deposits at a temperature of between 10 ° and 12 ° for about three days for cold maceration. Alcoholic fermentation, which lasts about 15 days and takes place at a temperature of 26 degrees, is initiated spontaneously by the yeast.

This process is followed by steeping each week to have more colour extraction. There is then malolactic fermentation which lasts about two months before the wine is finally racked by settling in the tank in order to achieve maximum clarification.

The wine then spends two years in American oak barrels previously soaked in wine.

During this time four rackings are performed, one every six months using the traditional "Barrel to Barrel" method, thus avoiding filtering and clarification and maintaining the essence of wine.

Finally, Señorío de P. Peciña Tinto Crianza is aged for at least a year and a half in the bottle. Bodegas Hermanos Peciña was founded in 1992 by Pedro Crespo Peciña with her three children. It is located in the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra and invests in new projects, year after year.

Varietal Notes

95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Garnacha

Vineyard

The vineyards are all estate owned and located in the San Vicente zone of Rioja Alta. Depending on the vintage the grapes come from a combination of 3 vineyards. El Codo with vines on average 30 years, El Llano with vines on average 35 years and Iscorta with vines on average of 60 years.

Orientation

El Codo is a very steep vineyard beginning at 475m and rising quikcly to 525m with orientation to the North. El Llano is at 500m with orientation North/North West. Iscorta is also at 500m with an orientation to the North.

Soil

Calcareous Clay. El Codo also has very large rocks and pebbles.

Viticulture

Practicing organics and sustainability, all estate owned vineyards, They work in a very natural way. All pruning and harvest is done by hand. El Codo and El Llano are trellised and cordon system. Iscorta is bush pruned.

Vinification

The grapes are destemmed and crushed and fermented naturally with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks.

Aging

Aged in used American oak for 2 years and hand racked 4 times during that aging (every 6 months). The wine then ages for at least an additional 2 years in bottle before being released on the market. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Production

8,300 cases

Notes

This is the flagship wine of the estate. The Crianza is an amazing example of the complexity, elegance and structure of great traditionally made Rioja.