Bodegas Cenicero - Viticola Rioja DOC - Finca Cienvacas - Red - 2023

Wine:

The 2023 Red Rioja Alta Finca Cienvacas is all about pure, uncomplicated pleasure. This Tempranillo, grown in high-altitude vineyards and matured without any oak influence, opens with an abundance of ripe fruit, offering warm notes of candied berries and macerated grapes. Its smooth, generous texture reveals flavours of violet and dark berries, with well-integrated tannins that keep everything beautifully juicy. This is a Rioja bursting with vibrant fruit character—perfect alongside a ribeye or hanger steak with shallots. An unbeatable pleasure-to-price ratio. Rated 90/100 by the Selection Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Fermentation in open vats. Aged 100% in stainless steel vats.

Color:

Intense red with carmine-violets.

Nose:

With aromas of candied fruit and macerated grapes in a warm, concentrated style.

Palate:

Delicate hints of violet and dark fruits come through in a smooth, well-rounded profile with integrated tannins. This cuvée is overflowing with richness and vibrant fruity aromas.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Beef strip steak with shallots, roast beef in a puff pastry crust and reduced jus, duck breast lacquered with spices.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

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Bodegas Cienvacas is undoubtedly one of the best discoveries in the world of wine. In Rioja, this estate crafts a remarkable Tempranillo with striking purity and vibrant aromas of ripe red berries. Its exuberant freshness is simply irresistible.