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The Roa area (Burgos) is home to many of the most renowned wines of the D.O. Ribera del Duero and others that are less well known but have excellent future prospects, such as Gran Solorca Reserva 2018, made by family-run winery Viña Solorca, which has won gold medals at Mundus Vini and the Arribe awards.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
New French and American oak barrels
Barrel aging time
24 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Total acidity (g/l)
4.95
Alcohol content (% vol.)
15
General Information
Gran Solorca Reserva 2018 owes its quality to the fact that it's made entirely from Tempranillo grapes from gobelet-trained vines over 70 years old, owned by the winery. The wine was aged for 24 months, including 20 in new French oak barrels and 4 in new American oak barrels. A red wine with complex and spicy aromas from ageing in fine wood, and full and well-structured on the palate.
Established in the heart of the D.O. Ribera del Duero, in the municipality of Roa, Viña Solorca is a family firm headed by Víctor Balbás. Heir to a winemaking tradition and aware of the enormous potential of his vineyards, in 1998 he decided to produce wine from them in a winery of his own. The firm possesses 90 hectares of vineyards that chiefly grow the region's native grape variety, Tempranillo or Tinto Fino. These vineyards are largely used for wines that are aged for long periods.
In order to respect its quality, Gran Solorca Reserva 2018 (D.O. Ribera del Duero) was not subjected to any kind of physical treatment and can therefore display a small amount of crystals. It's ideal with dishes such as roast guinea fowl stuffed with mushrooms or roast rack of lamb.
Creators' opinion
Deep maroon with a brick-red rim, intense pigmentation and very clear and satiny. Unmistakable complex and spicy aromas, typical of ageing in fine wood, bring to mind toasty and balsamic notes reminiscent of cocoa, coffee and liquorice. Its liveliness, fullness and great structure on the palate make it dense and pleasant to drink, with a great laying-down potential that's worth taking into account.
The winery
Heir to a winemaking tradition, at the end of the last century, Víctor Balbás founded Viña Solorca in the heart of the D.O. Ribera del Duero. In the vicinity of Roa (Burgos), he established his production facility, equipped with the most advanced winemaking techniques to serve carefully nurtured grapes and a majestic barrel cellar that houses French, American, and Eastern European oak from the finest cooperages in the market.