Viña Salceda Selección Especial La Tejera Reserva 2018
The star wine from Viña Salceda
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From La Tejera, one of the most interesting estates in Rioja Alavesa, Viña Salceda brings you one of its most sought after Reservas, Viña Salceda Selección Especial La Tejera Reserva 2018. A wine dominated by the Tempranillo variety and aged in American oak barrels.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
3% Graciano, 95% Tempranillo, 2% Mazuelo
Type of barrel
American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux
Barrel aging time
1001 days
Capacity (cl)
75
Bottling
08/2023
Total acidity (g/l)
5.66
Volatile acidity (g/l)
0.58
Sugar
<2
pH
3.53
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.2
General Information
Viña Salceda is based in an outstanding part of the prestigious municipality of Elciego, whose vineyards are protected by the Cantabrian and Demanda mountains. The vines are influenced by the humid environment of the Atlantic in the north and the dry, extreme climate of the plateau. The vineyards are located at an altitude of between 410 and 450 metres beside the river Ebro and the confluence of the river Mayer, in calcareous-clay soils.
This privileged area is home to Finca La Tejera, the most important plot in Viña Salceda, adjacent to the winery. The gobelet-trained vines, predominantly Tempranillo and with an average age of 35 years, span nearly 10 hectares. The soil of this vineyard is stony and alluvial owing to its closeness to the river Ebro, but with a clay subsoil that retains sufficient water for the summer season.
All these attributes make Finca La Tejera an exceptional vineyard from which the grapes that went into the exclusive red Viña Salceda Selección Especial La Tejera Reserva 2018 were selected.
Tasting notes
Gorgeous cherry red with a garnet-red rim.
Elegant finesse and intensity in the nose, with prominent aromas of red fruit (strawberries and raspberries) together with pleasant hints of spice (vanilla) and patisserie.
Flavoursome, moreish and mouth-coating with excellent balance. Elegant tannins and fine wood, with a long, lingering finish.
Creators' opinion
Finca la Tejera is a vineyard that’s adjacent to our winery, gobelet trained and spanning about 10 hectares. The main variety is Tempranillo and the average age of the vines is 35 years. The soil is very stony and alluvial, due to its closeness to the river Ebro, but with a clay subsoil that retains sufficient water for the summer season. All these attributes make Finca la Tejera an outstanding early vineyard that ripens excellently and produces yields of consistently high quality.
The winery
With over forty years of history, Viña Salceda perfectly captures the story of the first wine revolution in modern Rioja. It is considered one of the wineries responsible for the global explosion of our most internationally renowned denomination of origin. In the past decade of the 1990s, ownership passed into the hands of the Chivite family, an illustrious Navarrese family who, with the acquisition of Viña Salceda, extended their domain to Rioja. Recently, it has been acquired by the Perelada group.
Viña Salceda is located in the municipality of Elciego (Álava), one of the nerve centers of Rioja Alavesa, internationally known for the prestige of its wines. Here, it oversees 40 hectares of vineyards. The queen of the vineyard is the tempranillo grape. The versatile climate of this Rioja subzone, alternating between continental and non-extreme Atlantic influences, allows the vineyard to enjoy unique conditions. Its soils have a dominant clay-limestone composition.
Viña Salceda is located in the municipality of Elciego (Álava), one of the nerve centers of Rioja Alavesa, internationally known for the prestige of its wines. Here, it oversees 40 hectares of vineyards. The queen of the vineyard is the tempranillo grape. The versatile climate of this Rioja subzone, alternating between continental and non-extreme Atlantic influences, allows the vineyard to enjoy unique conditions. Its soils have a dominant clay-limestone composition.