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Bodegas Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto 2020

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Bodegas Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto 2020
Producer Bodegas Exopto
Region, Country Rioja, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 20725-750

Exopto’s villages-level wine is a blend of 80% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha and 10% Graciano drawn from a dozen old-vine plots entirely in the Western Sonsierra zone (per Villar and Gil, 2019) in the lee of the Sierra Cantabria ranges. Previously based solely on Ábalos vines, from 2020 the wine now includes fruit from the old vines of Los Pozos and El Sacramento in San Vicente and 15% from a vineyard in Baños de Ebro purchased in 2019. The lowest altitude of these vineyards is 400 metres, rising to 650 metres in Ábalos’ Carrapeciña vineyard. Co-fermented naturally in cement vats, the wine underwent a short maceration of one week before maturation in 600-litre demi-muids and oak barriques.



Bodegas Exopto Rioja Horizonte de Exopto 2020

Reviews

“A traditional red blend of 80% Tempranillo with 10% each Garnacha and Graciano, the 2020 Horizonte de Exopto combines grapes from Ábalos and, since 2016, also San Vicente de la Sonsierra, as he cannot produce village wines from there as his winery is in Laguardia! It showcases the Sonsierra zone with fresher Tempranillo with balance, length and the chalky sensation from the limestone soils. It fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts and matured 50/50 in 600-liter demi-muids and 225-liter barriques for 12 months. It follows the path of the 2019 with a little more freshness.”
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate
“Hibiscus, blackberries and some cherry compote and spiced dark fruit. A full-bodied Rioja, loaded with juicy yet resolved tannins that seal off the palate, before a delicious, peppery finish. Tempranillo, graciano and garnacha. Drink now.”
93 points, Jamessuckling.com

Reviews

“A traditional red blend of 80% Tempranillo with 10% each Garnacha and Graciano, the 2020 Horizonte de Exopto combines grapes from Ábalos and, since 2016, also San Vicente de la Sonsierra, as he cannot produce village wines from there as his winery is in Laguardia! It showcases the Sonsierra zone with fresher Tempranillo with balance, length and the chalky sensation from the limestone soils. It fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts and matured 50/50 in 600-liter demi-muids and 225-liter barriques for 12 months. It follows the path of the 2019 with a little more freshness.”
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate
“Hibiscus, blackberries and some cherry compote and spiced dark fruit. A full-bodied Rioja, loaded with juicy yet resolved tannins that seal off the palate, before a delicious, peppery finish. Tempranillo, graciano and garnacha. Drink now.”
93 points, Jamessuckling.com

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