Viña Pomal Cuvée Especial Reserva 2021
A leading name in Rioja wine, exclusively for you
Viña Pomal is one of the best-known and longest-standing Spanish wine labels, made by one of the great, century-old Rioja wineries: Bodegas Bilbaínas. It’s a privilege for us to be able to offer you this exclusive version created from the best batches of the marvellous 2021 vintage. Viña Pomal Cuvée Especial Reserva 2021 is made from Tempranillo grapes enhanced with an original touch of Maturana Tinta and Graciano, and has been aged for a long 18 months in American oak barrels.
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General features
Type of wine
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Grape variety
5% Graciano, 10% Maturana Tinta, 85% Tempranillo
Type of barrel
American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
18 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
24-Oct
Total acidity (g/l)
4.8
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.63
Sugar
1.1
pH
3.76
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Viña Pomal is one of the best-known and longest-standing Spanish wine labels. Viña Pomal Cuvée Especial Reserva 2021 is an exclusive version that you’ll only find at Vinoselección. It’s made from a blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Maturana Tinta and 5% Graciano and has been aged for 18 months in American oak barrels.
Located in Haro’s famous station district and a flagship of classical Rioja, Bodegas Bilbaínas (1901) is enjoying success with its new style that’s more up to date but without breaking with tradition. Viña Pomal is the winery’s most iconic label, a commercial brand that started out in 1904. The Viña Pomal wines are grown in vineyards belonging to a single estate: 120 hectares of vines on a plot located in Haro, which was planted in the early 1900s.
Viña Pomal Cuvée Especial Reserva 2021 (D.O.Ca. Rioja) is perfect with beef meatballs or entrecote au poivre.
Tasting notes
Cherry-red with ruby hues. Expressive and elegant nose with prominent aromas of red fruit together with spicy, toasty, floral and herby aromas; notes of fine woods. Excellent balance on the palate, flavoursome, full-bodied, with very good acidity that lends it freshness and length, pleasant to drink and highly aromatic on mid-palate, and a long, lingering finish.
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The winery
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Located in the famous wine region of the Barrio de la Estación in Haro, Bodegas Bilbaínas is one of the historic and benchmark wineries in Rioja. Its origins date back to 1859, when the Bordeaux house Savignon Frères et Cie, fleeing the phylloxera plague, settled in Haro to produce and export wine to France. In 1901, a group of entrepreneurs from Bilbao acquired the facilities, also building a new and monumental winery with underground cellars. Thus, the Bodegas Bilbaínas company was definitively established.
In a short time, its wines gained a strong reputation. So much so that in 1925, this house was honored with the title of Supplier to the Royal Household and Heritage. In 1997, the winery became part of the Grupo Codorníu, undergoing a profound renovation of its facilities and vineyards, as well as a modernization of its wine styles.
Today, Bodegas Bilbaínas boasts an exceptionally extensive estate-owned vineyard in La Rioja: 250 hectares spread across the Haro region, within the subzone of Rioja Alta; and it has enviably solid brands that encompass different styles: from the most classic Viña Pomal, to La Vicalanda (Alta Expresión) and the more modern and youthful Viña Zaco.