Discover Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021, a great Rioja with history and character, born from the finest barrels and finished with a note of Graciano that adds freshness and vibrancy. Elegant, balanced and very seductive. Let its personality win you over.
At the table, when seeking a Rioja with personality and that touch of elegance that doesn't feel forced, Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021 enters with a very strong showing. This edition recovers a historic label from the winery, born for very special clients, and returns with a refined interpretation, designed to please from the very first moment.
In this vintage, Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021 incorporates a touch of Graciano that gives it more freshness and liveliness, without losing the classic character expected of a great Rioja. It is a wine that looks to tradition, but with a more agile and contemporary feel, the kind that makes one glass invite the next one with ease.
Carlos Serres, a century-old winery deeply linked to the history of Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021, has managed to rescue this special brand and restore it to the place it deserves. A Rioja with memory, well constructed, and with that discreet charm that tends to turn the good into something memorable.
Pairing
While many Riojas lean towards classic-style dishes and stay within a more predictable profile, Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021 adds a note of freshness that makes it particularly well-suited to a lamb cutlet, beef cheeks, mushroom stew, or a meat-and-rice dish. It also pairs very well with aged cheeses and Iberian cured meats, because its liveliness and savoury depth support the bite without overpowering it and leave a balanced impression in every glass.
Serving temperature
Consumption time
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
Type of barrel
French and American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
16 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
09/2024
Total acidity (g/l)
5.5
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.8
Sugar
1.5
pH
3.8
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13.7
Aging
Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021 was aged for at least 16 months in French and American oak barrels before being bottled in September 2024.
Description
With Carlos Serres 5 Barricas Reserva 2021, the winery revives a historic label linked to the best five barrels of its selection and forges a great Rioja with a fresher and livelier profile thanks to the contribution of Graciano in this vintage. Its character comes from a careful winemaking process, designed to maintain the elegance and the personality that have made this reference a classic success within the Carlos Serres house.
View
Cherry red in colour with garnet hues.
Nose
Complex and expressive, with aromas of red and black fruit, accompanied by spicy notes, hints of liquorice and delicate oak nuances.
Mouth
Discover on the palate a great Rioja with a fresher and more vivid profile, thanks to the touch of Graciano incorporated in this vintage, which adds greater freshness and liveliness to the tasting.
The historic winery Carlos Serres is named after its founder, a renowned wine consultant born in Orleans, who was a pioneer in settling in Rioja after the arrival of phylloxera in France. Amazed by the winemaking conditions offered by Rioja, Carlos Serres founded his own winery in the Barrio de la Estación of Haro in 1896. From there, he became a precursor of wine aging following the Bordeaux model. He also stood out as a pioneer in the export of Rioja wine. In the year 2000, the Vivanco family acquired 100% of Bodegas Carlos Serres, leading to a significant renewal of the winery's wines and the construction of new facilities in the municipality of Haro, but outside the Barrio de la Estación.
The wines of Carlos Serres are made with grapes from the El Estanque estate, which spans 60 hectares and is located in Haro (La Rioja), as is the winery itself. The soils of the estate, clay-limestone with the presence of gravel, are ideal for cultivating traditional grape varieties. The winery is committed to using concrete tanks for winemaking, aiming to maximize the fruity expression of each variety (the porosity of concrete allows for micro-oxygenation).
In July 2020, Bodegas Carlos Serres achieved the Wineries for Climate Protection certification. This seal recognizes the commitment to sustainability and environmental care, currently held by only 27 wineries in Spain.
