Arzuaga Reserva 2021 is born in the La Planta estate (Quintanilla de Onésimo), in the heart of the “Golden Mile” of Ribera del Duero. Designed by Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro, one of the main quality references of the D.O., it is an exceptional red wine essential for your cellar.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
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Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
36 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Arzuaga Reserva 2021 is a 'ribera' born from a carefully balanced blend of tempranillo, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. The tempranillo comes mainly from the La Planta estate, the heart of the winery, located in Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid) at 911 meters above sea level, on clay-limestone soils. An exceptional red wine rounded off with a long aging process of 36 months in French oak barrels.
Founded by Florentino Arzuaga, Bodegas Arzuaga began its journey in 1987 in Quintanilla de Onésimo, in the area known as the “golden mile” of Ribera del Duero. After starting the planting of the La Planta estate, it continued to expand its vineyard area to reach over 150 hectares, where it began the construction of facilities that are also a major wine tourism center. Today, this winery is led by the second generation, with Ignacio Arzuaga at the helm.
Arzuaga Reserva 2021 is perfect to pair with grilled lamb chops, roasted suckling lamb, and Iberian ham.
Tasting notes
Arzuaga Reserva exhibits an intense black cherry color, with a very dense layer.
On the nose, it shows great complexity, with mineral and toasted notes alongside aromas of black fruit, juanola, and a spicy background (vanilla); noble woods.
With a good structure on the palate, it is broad, flavorful, balanced, and displays a noble tannic expression. The finish is long and persistent.
The winery
Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro is one of the quality benchmarks of Ribera del Duero and one of the great wineries of our country. It produces modern wines with a fruit-forward expression, powerful yet elegant and balanced, and with a marked character of what a great Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero has to offer.
The brilliant journey of Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro began in the early nineties thanks to the determination of Florentino Arzuaga, a hospitality entrepreneur who sought to establish a cutting-edge winery project on the banks of the Duero. To achieve this, he chose one of the most privileged areas of this production zone, which was then in full expansion: the municipality of Quintanilla de Onésimo (Valladolid), in the area known as the “golden mile” of Ribera del Duero, where illustrious names such as Vega Sicilia and Finca Villacreces are located.
The winery's first vineyard was planted in the early nineties at Finca La Planta, a 1400-hectare estate located a few kilometers from the facilities, at an altitude of over 900 meters on clay-limestone soil, giving it very particular characteristics. Finca La Planta today hosts 70 hectares of vineyards.
In addition to La Planta, Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro owns other estates in the municipalities of Quintanilla de Onésimo and on the plateau of Olivares de Duero, and continues to undertake new plantations, all organically farmed.
Furthermore, Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro has become one of the main wine tourism destinations in Ribera del Duero: it features a hotel, spa, and restaurant, as well as offering visits to Finca La Planta, where deer and wild boar can be spotted.