Bodega Casa Juan “Senor de Lesmos” Crianza
PRODUCER
COUNTRY
Spain
APPELLATION
Rioja Alavesa
AGE OF VINES
55 years
FARMING
Organic
SOIL
Chalky clay, grass, wild herbs
ALTITUDE
2550 feet
FERMENTATION
Wild yeast, Cement
AGING
none
DESCRIPTION
All estate fruit, hand harvested, and carefully vinified with native yeasts, this is a hand sewn wine with the purity, texture and elegance to prove it. Produced from 85% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo, the wine shows a rather Burgundian nose of cherries and plums, opening to reveal a hint of sandalwood that leads to a wonderful palate that opens with tangy cherry flavors that are persistent and presented on an elegantly textured frame. Terrific acidity and a lasting finish.
One could not ask for much more in a classically styled Rioja Crianza.