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Conde Valdemar Inspiracion Edicion Limitada 2018
Conde Valdemar Inspiracion Edicion Limitada 2018
- Grape 88% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 2% Maturana.
- Country Spain
- Region Rioja
- ABV 14%
- Producer Conde Valdemar
- Case size 6/ 75cl
- The nose is dominated by aromas of ripe blackberries, together with creamy, toasty notes. Round and velvety palate with a persistent finish. It has a bright, big cherry color with a high layer. It displays intense aromas of black fruit (plum, blackberry), and licorice as well as balsamic, spicy, and cedar wood touches. Complex and elegant. In the mouth. It has an impressive high-layer red cherry colour. The aromas of black fruit and forest berries stand out on the nose with subtle hints of spices, liquorice, and cocoa. The smoky notes from the barrel ageing are very well integrated. On the palate, it is rich, fruity, tasty, rounded, and with a persistent and elegant finish.
Analytical data
Grapes are carefully and strictly selected from plots that will be processed separately. The Tempranillo grape brings this wine sweetness, red fruit, and roundness. We selected the Maturana, a variety with personality, for its wild touch, powerful colour, and body. The Graciano grape provides freshness and liveliness. We carry out a pre-fermentative maceration of the grapes at low temperatures to achieve a greater extraction of fruit and colour. Then, it is aged for 14 months in French and American oak barrels.
Price | £275.19 |
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Country | Spain |
Vintage | 2018 |
Bottles Per Case | 6 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | No |
Winery | The roots of Bodegas Valdemar go back to 1889, and Joaquin Martínez Bujanda, and it remains an independent estate committed to using 100% estate-grown fruit – a very unusual strategy in Rioja. Sourcing only from 290 hectares of estate vineyards has allowed Valdemar to keep quality consistent and experiment in great detail with different sites and obscure grape varieties. The range of wines makes the most of this consistency and flexibility, from unoaked entry-level Riojas bursting with flavour to dense, complex rarities that offer even the most hardened aficionado something new. Valdemar’s single-site expressions are of particular note. The high altitude Balcón de Pilatos vineyard perfectly suits the rediscovered Maturana grape. A little lower altitude, Las Seis Alhajas is warm enough to bring the late-ripening Graciano to full maturity. These highly polished wines, made and aged in their dedicated winery, perfectly demonstrate the region’s growing trend for producing site-specific wines of character and distinction. |