Nunca Jamás 2023 dazzles with a changing label and a very singular identity. This red from Laguardia, in Rioja Alavesa, blends Tempranillo and Graciano from vines over 40 years old, with maturation in French oak to gain complexity and fruit. Let its character carry you away and discover all it holds.
Nunca Jamás 2023 is a red wine from Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa designed for those who enjoy wines with character, approachable and full of life. It comes from a blend of Tempranillo with a small touch of Graciano, and aims to express, without beating about the bush, the personality of Tempranillo from Laguardia, with all its fruit complexity. It has that direct edge that invites you to return to it.
The winemaking rests on a 10-month maturation in 225-litre barrels of French oak, with passage through different tonneaux to gain nuances and aromatic depth until the end of fermentation. It hails from vineyards over 40 years old located in the parish of Villalba; vines with history and with a lot to tell.
Nunca Jamás is one of the creations from Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega, a family project linked to the fifth generation of viticulturists in the San Pedro family. Javier began very young, at just 17, and today continues to champion authentic, innovative and singular wines, always faithful to his vineyards and to a very personal way of understanding Rioja Alavesa.
Pairing
Nunca Jamás 2023 shows off the finesse of its ageing in French oak and the mature expression of its Tempranillo, pairing confidently with dishes such as grilled salmon or oxtail.
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Winemaking
Nunca Jamás 2023 is vinified to express the fruit intensity of the Tempranillo from Laguardia, with a small contribution of Graciano that adds nuance and tension. Fermentation takes place in different 225-litre French oak barrels, where the wine gains aromatic complexity until the end of the process. A precise winemaking process. Direct.
Aging
This red from Laguardia is aged for 10 months in oak, with an aging in 225-litre barrels of French oak that aims to impart aromatic complexity until the end of fermentation. It comes from vineyards over 40 years old, which reinforces its character and expression of Tempranillo from Laguardia.
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Description
Nunca Jamás 2023 comes from vineyards over 40 years old located in Laguardia, in the municipality of Villalba, an origin that reflects the careful work of Bodegas Javier San Pedro Ortega and the personality of a production designed to enhance aromatic complexity. The ageing takes place in different 225-litre French oak barrels, until the end of fermentation, and with 10 months' ageing in barrel, while the blending combines Tempranillo and Graciano, resulting in a red that expresses the full fruity complexity of the Tempranillo from Laguardia.
Age
This wine is made from old Tempranillo and Graciano vines, over 40 years old.
Viticulture
Discover Nunca Jamás 2023, a wine born from vineyards over 40 years old located in Laguardia, in the Término de Villalba, where Tempranillo and Graciano express the full character of an old-vine estate that yields a concentrated and highly complex fruit.
Nose
The nose opens with a pronounced fruity character. The Tempranillo from Laguardia shows here its full fruit complexity. Ageing in French oak barrels adds depth and complexity. The overall profile gains aromatic nuances and a sense of breadth.
Mouth
Discover on the palate a Laguardia Tempranillo that expresses all the complexity of its fruit, supported by ageing in French oak barriques that add greater depth and aromatic nuances. Its palate is savoury and balanced, with a profile that integrates fruit and wood naturally, leaving an intense and persistent finish that invites you to return to it again and again.
