Descrição

Viña Cubillo provém de uma propriedade denominada Viña Cubillas, adquirida, tal como o restante dos vinhedos da casa, pelo bisavô dos López de Heredia. Esta propriedade produz vinhos excepcionais que são comercializados anualmente como estágios, mas que, devido às excelentes condições de qualidade dos solos, poderiam ser perfeitamente destinados a vinhos classificados como Gran Reserva.

Informações de produto

A adega
López de Heredia
Tipo
Tinto - Crianza
Colheita
2017
Álcool
13.5% vol.
Produção
90.000 garrafas
Variedade
Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano
Origem
Rioja

Prova

Vista
Cor rubi brilhante.
Nariz
Fresca, persistente e com notas de alcaçuz.
Boca
Fina, fresca e persistente.
Temperatura de servir
Recomenda-se servir a 16 ºC.
Combinação
Ideal para acompanhar legumes e tapas de todos os tipos.

Vinha e preparação

Descrição
Vinhas situadas a 465 metros de altitude acima do nível do mar.
Idade
40 anos.
Solo
O terreno é da era terciária e de natureza argilo-calcária.
Colheita
Vindima manual.
Envelhecimento
Estágio em barrica durante 3 anos, submetido a duas trasiegos por ano.
Engarrafamento
Em fevereiro de 2023. Clarificado com claras de ovo. Engarrafado sem filtrar.

Avaliação dos peritos

The Wine Advocate:

The super bargain of the portfolio has to be the red 2017 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza, which this year shows more development and faster aging, with more tertiary notes than the other reds from 2013 and 2014 that I tasted next to it. The frost of April 2017 killed 100% of the vegetal mass at Cubillo, and the grapes they picked were exclusively from the second generation, therefore fruit that ripened in a much shorter cycle, as the harvest was also earlier. It has notes of damp earth, mushrooms, truffles and forest floor, dry leaves and decayed flowers and herbs. It has a polished palate and is medium-bodied, with mostly resolved tannins, and it feels a little lighter. But it's still worth it. It was produced with a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo from vines averaging 53 years of age. It fermented in their old oak vats and matured in used American oak barrels for three+ years. It has 13.5% alcohol, a 3.0 pH and 6.5 grams of acidity. 90,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2023. - Luis Gutiérrez. 

Tim Atkin:

Cubillo is always sold as a Crianza, partly because it's always been done that way, but has nothing whatsoever to do with the kind of high-volume wines you find on supermarket shelves. Pairing Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo, all from the 80-year-old Cubillas vineyard, this is sweet and savoury, with lots of racy cranberry acidity and sinewy tannins.

James Suckling:

Very good. Not fruity but lightly savory with a touch of oranges, iron, cloves and preserved plums. Subtle, bright and firm, this has medium body and a long finish. Drink now or hold. - Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor.