BARRANCO DEL PRADO Arizcuren

BARRANCO DEL PRADO Javier Arizcuren

It comes from a family of winegrowers from Quel, in La Rioja Baja. Architect by profession, among his projects are the Marqués de Terán and Finca Los Arandinos wineries and, more recently, the recovery of the historic cellars (16th century) and the complex of buildings (19th century) of the Conde de los wineries. Andes in Ollauri.

After studying viticulture and oenology at the University of La Rioja and making various trips to national and international wine-growing areas, in 2009 he began to make a small amount of wine in the basement of the family house.

In 2011 he took over the family farm and began to gauge its potential and the differential character of Quel wines. Something unique is always expected from a vineyard that has known 3 centuries. This is the Barranco del Prado, pre-phylloxera loamy vines more than 120 years old planted at almost 800 meters of altitude. A treasure that reflects a disappeared viticulture that allows us to achieve the highest expression of purity and reflection of the terroir of the Sierra de Yerga. Production of 732 bottles.

ELABORATION
In open stainless steel tanks. Cold maceration for 2-4 days and fermentation for 15-20 days with daily trampling and hardly any pumping over. Partial malolactic fermentation in used barrels. Aged for 20 months in French oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES
Barranco del Prado is a dense, wild, concentrated wine, with notes of incense and violet. The grapes grown at 800 meters of altitude provide their freshness.