Descrição

Pujanza Norte reflete a personalidade da vinha Norte, uma propriedade de 2,7 hectares muito extrema na Rioja Alavesa. É um tinto intenso e sedutor, que se consolidou ao longo dos anos como um dos grandes vinhos de Espanha.

Informações de produto

A adega
Bodegas y Viñedos Pujanza
Tipo
Tinto
Colheita
2018
Álcool
14.2% vol.
Subzona
Rioja Alavesa
Variedade
100% Tempranillo
Origem
Rioja

Prova

Vista
Cor cereja intensa com rebordo roxo.
Nariz
Aroma complexo na sua frescura. Muito expressivo, bem definido e elegante no nariz, conjunto muito fino de frutas maduras e notáveis matizes florais, balsâmicos e minerais num conjunto muito bem articulado, potente e elegante. Madeiras finas, toques especiados, torrados de turfa e um fundo de tinta.
Boca
Com corpo e nervo, acidez viva e taninos de grande qualidade. Muito amplo e cheio, apresenta um magnífico equilíbrio entre corpo, acidez e álcool. Predomina um elegante caráter frutado. Com um final de boca amplo e muito elegante, com muitos matizes de fruta madura, especiarias, madeiras e folhas de chá.
Temperatura de servir
Entre 16 e 18 ºC.
Combinação
Filé mignon com molho de cogumelos.

Vinha e preparação

Tamanho
2,7 hectares.
Idade
1999
Solo
Solo argiloso calcário, laje de calcário (50 cm de profundidade)
Rendimento
3.500 kg/ha.
Vinificação
Fermentação alcoólica e malolática em depósitos de inox.
Envelhecimento
Estágio durante 12 meses em barrica de carvalho francês e durante 8 meses em depósitos de betão.

Avaliação dos peritos

Tim Atkin:

The vines are still comparatively young at 19 years' old, but Norte, located at 730 metres on the slopes of the Sierra de Cantabria, is one of Rioja's greatest parcels. Influenced by the presence of limestone close to the surface, this is a thrilling Tempranillo that's taut, chalky and chiselled with serious, ageworthy tannins, sappy acidity and layers of red berry and black cherry fruit. 2025-35

The Wine Advocate:

I was really looking forward to the 2018 Norte, the top-of-the-range red from a north-facing plot in Laguardia at some 720 meters in altitude, from a vintage with similarities to the 2016 I love. The wine has a rare combination of power and elegance, of ripeness and freshness that denotes a special place. Like the rest of reds, it fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, with malolactic in those same containers followed by 12 months in French oak barrels (slightly less than in the past) and eight months in concrete. I caught this wine in a slightly awkward moment; the oak was quite noticeable and there was a bit of volatility. It was bottled later because of COVID-19, so it had been bottled a couple of weeks before I tasted it. In any case, San Pedro didn't use any new oak in this wine or, as a matter of fact, in any of the other wines, and the time in barrel was also shortened in this wine. The palate has the balance, the freshness and the depth to overcome this, and I'm sure this wine is going to bloom with a little more time in bottle. The wine is not a powerhouse; this is a more delicate year. With a couple of hours in the glass, the wine shows a lot more poise and harmony, which only reinforced my beliefs. 11,000 bottles produced. It will be released in April 2021. Every year this wine is released in April.

James Suckling:

Really clear and beautiful on the nose with blackberries and blueberries, as well as some chocolate and lavender undertones. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Lovely texture at the end. Drink now or hold.