Latest Model 2017 Pujanza Norte Rioja, Spain Don't Wait [TQ7RarIg]

ABOUT THIS WINE

A “Singular vineyard” which is in direct line with the winds from the north and which sits on a terrain in which the limestone bedrock is only 50 centimetres below the surface. These two features, together with the height (720 metres), give Pujanza Norte notable freshness and acidity which are maintained one vintage after another due to the consistency of the vineyard. A powerful, mature wine. With a clearly defined personality, very expressive and difficult to forget.

100 Tempranillo. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in stainless steel vats. Aged for 16 months in French oak.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Carlos San Pedro is the fifth generation of a family of growers. He was born and raised among vines, barrels, vats and fermentation aromas from his ancestors’ winery, located below the family home.

At the age of 25 he decided to set up his own bodega. Initially, both the vineyards and the winemaking facilities belonged to the family. But thus began a project determined to recover the fundamental roots of Rioja, with his eyes clearly focussed on the terroir, with his own grapes and wines from a single vineyard plot which represent their origin.

In 2001 the first vintage from the current bodega was produced. A functional building with wonderful views of Laguardia and its walls and equipped for a winemaking method destined to preserve everything that has been achieved during a whole growing cycle in the vineyard.

Pujanza currently works 40 hectares of vines, all within the boundaries of Laguardia. The aim of Carlos San Pedro is to continue in the search for those special vineyards which are destined to be the source of wines with a personality of their own.