A very interesting modern-style Reserva made from Tempranillo grapes grown in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, the main area of the Denominación for quality, and Rivas de Tereso. Tobelos Reserva 2018 has an intense nose with aromas of red and black fruit (blackberries and blackcurrants) and spicy notes, elegant tannins and nicely rounded, well-balanced and lingering flavours.
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Type of wine
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Grape variety
1% Graciano, 99% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
225-litre French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
15 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Tobelos Reserva 2018 was grown in vineyards in the Rioja Alta area on terraces and small plots with poor soils in the districts of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, which is home to the best Tempranillo, and Rivas de Tereso. The vines, gobelet-trained and 30 years old on average, are cultivated at an altitude of 550 metres. The grapes were picked by hand and underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in truncated-cone-shaped concrete vats. The wine was aged for 15 months in French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels.
Tobelos Bodegas y Viñedos was started up by Ricardo Reinoso in the late 1990s. The winery was initially christened La Encina and was later given its current name. Its facilities are located in Briñas, a municipality very close to Haro, by the river Ebro and at the foot of the Sierra de Cantabria and the Obarenes mountains. In this privileged spot it creates interesting wines that combine tradition and state of the art.
Tobelos Reserva 2018 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is perfect with gelatinous dishes such as lambs' trotters with wild mushrooms.