2005 Vintage
D. O. Calificada Rioja
Varieties: Tempranillo 100 %
Tasting Notes: The 2005 La Nieta is a wine combining power and elegance. Loaded with succulent black fruits and lots of spice, this voluminous effort is impeccably balanced and lengthy. It will evolve for another 6-10 years and have a 30 year lifespan.
Vineyard: Finca La Nieta, Páganos-Laguardia, Rioja Alavesa. Surface Area: 1.75 Has Altitude: 525 m. Soils of Franc Clay. Year of Plantation: 1975. High-density plantings on trellis (2,70*1,10), 3.367 per hectare (6.911 vines in total). Organic fertilization every two years. Exhaustive hand selection and harvest in boxes of perfectly healthy, ripe grapes; further selection made in the winery using a sorting table. Date of Harvest: From the 10 to 11 of October 2005. Yield 2005: 3.400 kilos, 23 Hls./ Ha.
Vinification: Destemed by hand with a rigorous selection of every grape. Cold pre-fermentative maceration at 8º C during 6 days.
Fermentation: Fermented in 10 hectolitres oak barrels at 29º C. Pressed twice a day during the first 6 days of fermentation and once a day during the last five days.
Maceration: On the skins for 14 days.
Malolactic Fermentation: In new French oak Bordelaise barrels en Junio de 2007.
Ageing: 18 months en 21 new French Bordelaise oak barrels. Racking every four months. Bottled in July 2006.
WIinemaker: Marcos Eguren.
Ratings:
La Nieta 2005
La Nieta 2005 Cuadro de Honor, los mejores vinos 2008
La Nieta 2005 Guia BMW 2008 - De los mejores vinos y bodegas Españolas
99 Points Restauradores -Los mejores vinos españoles 2008
99 Points Vivir el Vino -365 Vinos al año 2008
99 Points PlanetaVino - Diciembre 2007/Enero 2008
3 Lacres Todovino MMVIII
Oro ( 95 Points) Guia de Oro de los vinos de España 2008
95 Points Vinos de España - Numero 68
95 Points - Cuadro de Honor Guía Campsa -Los mejores vinos de España 2008
94 Points Wine Spectator, 31 de Enero -29 de Febrero de 2008
94 Points Guía Peñin 2008
93 Points The Wine Advocate, 29 de febrero de 2008
9,5/10 Points Guía de Vinos Gourmets 2008
8,75/10 Points Lo Mejor de la Gastronomia 2008
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