CM Prestigio Matarromera 2017 is the most important red wine, to date, produced and presented by Carlos Moro from his Rioja winery. A single-varietal Tempranillo made from selected clusters in the Labastida area, with a year and a half of aging.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
French oak barrels (80%) and American (20%)
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
18 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
09/2019
Total acidity (g/l)
5.5
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.58
Sugar
0.15
pH
3.63
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14
General Information
We are pleased to present the second vintage on the market of CM Prestigio Matarromera 2017, born from old low-yield tempranillo vineyards located in the areas of San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida: El Acueducto, Altabaza, Cuba Negra, and Larrázuri.
CM Prestigio Matarromera 2017 is a rioja with a very limited production. A red wine born from these four vineyards, which have a very small production capacity, resulting in just a handful of bottles. Vinoselección has acquired more than 80% of the bottles produced at Bodega CM de Matarromera of this red wine for you, the last ones remaining at the winery.
For its vinification, the tempranillo clusters were harvested and quickly transported to the winery, where a cold pre-maceration took place prior to the traditional winemaking process. After selecting the best grapes, the vinification was carried out in small tanks. Once this phase was completed, this red wine underwent malolactic fermentation in wooden vats and was then aged in French and American oak barrels for 18 months before bottling.
Tasting notes
It displays a beautiful ripe cherry red color with garnet rim. A high-layered red wine, lively and bright.
On the nose, it stands out for its complexity and intensity. The first notes correspond to ripe black fruits (plums and sloes). In the background, hints of chocolate and spicy memories (vanilla and clove) appear. The aromatic journey concludes with delicate smoky and yogurt whey notes.
On the palate, it is flavorful, elegant, and mature; offering tactile sensations full of fruity character and ripeness. A wine endowed with splendid balance in its structure, acidity, and alcohol relationship. Long and complex retronasal pathway, with echoes of ripe black fruit and undertones of dark chocolate.
Creators' opinion
CM Prestigio Matarromera 2017 comes from vineyards in Labastida, at the foot of Mount Toloño. They are between 30 and 50 years old and are cultivated in the traditional goblet system. With this wine, we aim to achieve the maximum expression of the tempranillos with a mountain character from this area, featuring fine, elegant, and vibrant profiles, well-balanced with an extended aging in French oak barrels.
The winery
Founded in 2014 in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Bodega CM de Matarromera (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is another remarkable project by the renowned Castilian-Leonese winemaker Carlos Moro, owner of Bodegas Familiares Matarromera. This venture was born from Carlos Moro's desire to expand Bodegas Familiares Matarromera and become part of a denomination of origin as prestigious and iconic as Rioja (prior to the creation of Bodega CM de Matarromera, Bodegas Familiares Matarromera included only wineries within the denominations of origin influenced by the Duero River).
A business project aimed at producing high-end wines and sharing the philosophy upon which Bodegas Familiares Matarromera is founded: innovation, respect for sustainability and the environment, and the pursuit of the highest quality. Bodega CM de Matarromera owns 30 hectares of its own vineyards distributed across various plots located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida, as well as 60 controlled hectares situated in these towns and Ábalos.
The winery's facilities feature an impressive 300-meter-long underground cellar that houses 2,000 American and French oak barrels. Currently, Bodega CM de Matarromera produces the brands CM and Oinoz (D.O.Ca. Rioja). Additionally, this initiative also includes other select estate wines from symbolic vineyards in other denominations of origin, such as Toro, Rueda, Ribera del Duero, and Cigales.
A business project aimed at producing high-end wines and sharing the philosophy upon which Bodegas Familiares Matarromera is founded: innovation, respect for sustainability and the environment, and the pursuit of the highest quality. Bodega CM de Matarromera owns 30 hectares of its own vineyards distributed across various plots located in San Vicente de la Sonsierra and Labastida, as well as 60 controlled hectares situated in these towns and Ábalos.
The winery's facilities feature an impressive 300-meter-long underground cellar that houses 2,000 American and French oak barrels. Currently, Bodega CM de Matarromera produces the brands CM and Oinoz (D.O.Ca. Rioja). Additionally, this initiative also includes other select estate wines from symbolic vineyards in other denominations of origin, such as Toro, Rueda, Ribera del Duero, and Cigales.