La Bicicleta is a modern style Rioja by one of our favourite producers, Germán Blanco of Quinta Milú. This majority Tempranillo blend is fermented in cement tanks and is completely unoaked. His wines are about the grapes and how to get the fruit character expressed to the full, as such this red fruit forward wine is fresh and bright with silky tannins. An excellent highly drinkable organic rioja.
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BodyMedium
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CountrySpain
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RegionRioja
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Colour/StyleRed
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Grape Variety100% Tempranillo
Description
“The Flying Bicycle” is Germán Blanco’s new project in Rioja Baja. With the help of an old friend and fellow oenologist, Javier Collio, Germán sources fruit from certified organic vineyards in the Navarra part of the appellation. The vineyards are dry-farmed and have an average age of 35 years old, grown in a mix of clay and limestone. The wine is made in a cellar in San Adrian, following the Milú philosophy: “happy wines made from happy grapes” is how he defines it. The grapes are de-stemmed and fermented in cold temperature from native yeasts. A slight maceration before the end of fermentation helps to make a delicate and fresh wine; no oak is used, and the wine stays in concrete tanks from 5 to 6 months.
Details
Food Pairing | Cured Spanish meats, Iberian cured ham, cheese, pasta dishes, stewed meat, lamb casserole. |
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ABV | 13.5 |
Categories | Wine, Spain, Rioja, Wines Under €20 |