Fincas Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016
A Rioja Gran Reserva from a leading name
Valdemar is a Rioja icon: its track record dates back more than 100 years and it’s still run by the family that founded it. Ana and Jesús Martínez Bujanda, members of the fifth generation, continue to demonstrate the family’s mastery of long ageing periods. Find out for yourself with Fincas Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016, a fabulous Rioja that’s the result of five generations of dedication to excellence. It’s only available from Vinoselección.
General information
Fincas Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016 is made from Tempranillo (84%), enhanced with other local varieties: 8% Garnacha 4% Graciano and 4% Maturana. The grapes come from a selection of old plots located in Rioja Alavesa, and the resulting wine has been aged for 24 months in French and American oak barrels.
Located in Oyón (Rioja Alavesa), Valdemar is a firm that’s been around for more than a hundred years, ever since the first member of the family took up grape growing in 1889. Its recent history began in 1985, when Jesús Martínez Bujanda launched the Conde Valdemar brand and aimed for a fully modern style of wine with more intensity and colour than the classic Riojas. The firm is now run by his children Ana and Jesús Martínez Bujanda. They’ve inherited the previous generation’s pioneering and nonconformist streak and continue to enrich the product range with new wines.
Innovation and cutting-edge technology are this winery’s hallmarks. For instance, Valdemar was a pioneer in Europe in introducing temperature control in fermentation tanks, as well as adopting more advanced systems for micro-oxygenating tanks and devoting a specific building to malolactic fermentation equipped with underfloor heating to enable the process to start naturally. This firm’s wines are made from grapes grown on its own extensive vineyards and are widely distributed.
Fincas de Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is perfect with tuna cooked with lots of onions or fillet of beef.
CATA's notes
Displays a vibrant, vivid, intensely pigmented ruby-red colour. Intense aromas of ripe fruits blended with sweet spices and a touch of vanilla. Subtle notes of cedar and fallen leaves give it added complexity. Pleasant and velvety on attack with prominent flavours of cedar, along with a nicely integrated acidity and a long, pleasing finish.
Creators’ opinion
"This wine embodies the richness of our heritage combining the unmistakeable character of Rioja with careful processing that enhances its elegance, complexity and laying down potential. "
General features
General information
Fincas Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016 is made from Tempranillo (84%), enhanced with other local varieties: 8% Garnacha 4% Graciano and 4% Maturana. The grapes come from a selection of old plots located in Rioja Alavesa, and the resulting wine has been aged for 24 months in French and American oak barrels.
Located in Oyón (Rioja Alavesa), Valdemar is a firm that’s been around for more than a hundred years, ever since the first member of the family took up grape growing in 1889. Its recent history began in 1985, when Jesús Martínez Bujanda launched the Conde Valdemar brand and aimed for a fully modern style of wine with more intensity and colour than the classic Riojas. The firm is now run by his children Ana and Jesús Martínez Bujanda. They’ve inherited the previous generation’s pioneering and nonconformist streak and continue to enrich the product range with new wines.
Innovation and cutting-edge technology are this winery’s hallmarks. For instance, Valdemar was a pioneer in Europe in introducing temperature control in fermentation tanks, as well as adopting more advanced systems for micro-oxygenating tanks and devoting a specific building to malolactic fermentation equipped with underfloor heating to enable the process to start naturally. This firm’s wines are made from grapes grown on its own extensive vineyards and are widely distributed.
Fincas de Valdemar Gran Reserva 2016 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is perfect with tuna cooked with lots of onions or fillet of beef.
CATA's notes
Displays a vibrant, vivid, intensely pigmented ruby-red colour. Intense aromas of ripe fruits blended with sweet spices and a touch of vanilla. Subtle notes of cedar and fallen leaves give it added complexity. Pleasant and velvety on attack with prominent flavours of cedar, along with a nicely integrated acidity and a long, pleasing finish.
Creators’ opinion
"This wine embodies the richness of our heritage combining the unmistakeable character of Rioja with careful processing that enhances its elegance, complexity and laying down potential. "
