Endorsed by an Excellent vintage and the result of ecological viticulture, Corimbo 2020 maintains the quality we are accustomed to. A red wine created by the Ribera-based Bodegas Roda, sourced from bush-trained and dry-farmed tempranillo vineyards cultivated in one of the best areas of the denomination: around La Horra and Roa de Duero (Burgos).
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
Barrel, 80% francesa and 20% americana
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
14 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Corimbo 2020 is made from tinto fino (tempranillo) vines located in small plots in the Burgos municipalities of La Horra, Roa, and neighboring villages. Bush-trained, non-irrigated vines, with an average age between 25 and 30 years, harvested manually, which in this 2020 vintage—rated as Excellent in the D.O. Ribera del Duero—produced fruit of enormous quality, ideal for aged wines.
Upon arrival at the winery, the bunches go through a selection table. The spontaneous alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak vats. Its aging was 14 months in barrels, 80% French and 20% American.
When the leaders of the Rioja-based Bodegas Roda decided to make a mark in Ribera del Duero, they began searching for tempranillo vineyards that met their high standards. After several years, they chose La Horra (Burgos), a place considered by many as the mecca of quality vineyards in Ribera del Duero, where renowned firms like Dominio de Pingus or Viña Sastre are based. A municipality characterized by its pine forests and sandy and clay soils.
The new winery took the name of this municipality. The first wines from Bodegas La Horra were released in 2010 under the name Corimbo, and the following year, the project was confirmed with the market launch of the reds corresponding to the historic 2009 vintage.
The red Corimbo 2020 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) reflects the quality of the raw material with which it is made, and also the expertise of the winemaker, the prestigious Agustín Santolaya, in assembling plots.
The winery
The highly anticipated project of Roda in Ribera del Duero came to light in 2007 after four years of research on the land. Agustín Santolaya and his team wanted Tempranillo vineyards perfectly adapted to the terrain, and they decided that the area of La Horra (where wineries like Dominio de Pingus, Condado de Haza, Viña Sastre, or Aalto also cultivate their vines) was ideal due to its soils and climatic conditions.
After reaching an agreement with several local winegrowers to manage 40 hectares of old and middle-aged vineyards, the team at Bodegas La Horra got to work, and in 2010 their first wine, Corimbo 2008, was released to the market. The definitive breakthrough came with the 2009 vintage, a historic year in Ribera, when, in addition to Corimbo, Corimbo I, the “top” wine of the new winery, was born. The similarities with the parent house in Haro (which produces Roda and Roda I) do not end there, because if there is one thing the wines of both wineries share, it is their sober and elegant character.