Solabal Reserva 2021, bold and elegant, reflects the essence of Rioja with Tempranillo from 60-year-old vines. Its palate is creamy, deep and full of dark fruit, with a background of noble woods that seduces from the first glass. Let yourself be carried away by its character.
Solabal Reserva 2021 is a delicious single-varietal Tempranillo born from 60-year-old vines, located in the privileged surroundings of Ábalos, a small village in the Sonsierra Rioja, at a high location sheltered by the Cantabria Range. Here Solabal's vines grow on southern slopes over calcareous-clay soils.
The harvest is carried out by hand. And after traditional winemaking, the wine is aged for 24 months in American oak barrels (50%) and French oak (50%), followed by a further year in bottle. Thus a Rioja village wine is obtained that reflects the personality and charm of its place of origin.
Bodegas y Viñedos Solabal is located in Ábalos, a small town renowned for the exceptional quality levels that Tempranillo grapes achieve here. At the winery, the most advanced techniques are combined with traditional winemaking methods, and in the ageing room American and French oaks sit side by side. Solabal produces its wines from 120 hectares of vineyards spread across different plots in the municipality of Ábalos, with different orientations and microclimates.
Pairing
Ideal to accompany a pepper-crusted entrecôte or stewed partridge.
Serving temperature
Consumption time
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% tempranillo
Origin
D.O.Ca. Rioja
Type of barrel
American oak and French oak barrels.
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
24 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
5.3
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.72
Sugar
1.7
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
Allergens
Sulfites
Vintage
Vendimia manual durante la tercera semana de octubre.
Winemaking
Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature. It starts at 17°C to finish at 30°C. Post-fermentation maceration is prolonged for 13 days. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Aging
24 months in American oak barrels (50%) and French oak (50%), followed
by a year in bottle.
Description
Discover Solabal Reserva 2021, sourced from 60-year-old vineyards set on calcareous-clay soils in Ábalos, within the Rioja Sonsierra, where plots are distributed with different orientations and microclimates that contribute diversity and personality to the fruit. Produced with Tempranillo, this wine originates from a manual harvest in the third week of October, in a viticultural setting that favours slow and precise ripening.
Age
Solabal Reserva 2021 comes from old Tempranillo vineyards aged 60 years.
Climate
Vineyards spread across different plots in Ábalos, benefiting from diverse orientations and microclimates in the Rioja Sonsierra.
Viticulture
Comes from 60-year-old vines on calcareous-clay soil. The vineyards are spread across different plots in Ábalos, with varied exposures and microclimates.
View
Very intense ruby red, evolving to garnet at the rim of the glass.
Nose
Intense, it presents a bold aroma, with notes of black candied fruit, dairy notes, sweet spices and cloves, very well integrated with nuances of noble woods.
Mouth
From the first sip the wine seduces, enveloping the palate. Its entry is characterised by tannins well polished, giving it a creamy sensation. Its fruit also lends it a regional character, with notes of confitures, dried apricots and figs. Gentle and
delicious.
