Descrição

Horizonte é talvez o vinho com mais identidade de La Rioja, com mais estrutura e volume de Exopto. Representa com boas credenciais todo o caráter da Rioja Alta, ainda que a quantidade de Tempranillo seja mais elevada. Partilha com os restantes vinhos da adega a mesma filosofia de composição que procura conseguir um tinto harmonioso com matizes complexas.

Informações de produto

A adega
Bodegas Exopto
Tipo
Tinto
Colheita
2017
Álcool
14.5% vol.
Variedade
80% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 10% Garnacha
Outros formatos disponíveis:
Origem
Rioja

Combinação

Rabo de toro en salsa

Un juego interesante entre la untuosidad de la carne gelatinosa del plato y la acidez y textura del vino.

Avaliação dos peritos

The Wine Advocate:

The red 2017 Horizonte de Exopto is a traditional blend of Tempranillo with 10% each Garnacha and Graciano, but now not all of grapes come from the village of Ábalos—since 2016, they have added two plots in San Vicente de la Sonsierra. The destemmed and lightly crushed grapes fermented in concrete vats with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured 50/50 in 600-liter demi-muids and 225-liter barriques for one year. The wine is surprisingly fresh, expressive and aromatic and has a touch of black pepper, perhaps because there are more grapes from higher-altitude vineyards that didn't suffer the frost, and the result might be fresher than some wines from 2016 or 2015. The move to bigger barrels and less oak seems to have paid back with much better integration of the wood and additional nuance. A great effort for the vintage and a bit of a surprise—lighter and less concentrated but more drinkable. 9,000 bottles were filled in November 2018.