Anza Diego Magana Rioja 2018 750ml - Bottle Shop of Spring Lake
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Anza Diego Magana Rioja 2018 750ml
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Anza Diego Magana Rioja 2018

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30 to 50+-year-old bushvines in pure limestone soils. Fermented with indigenous yeast in open-top wood vats with whole bunches as vintage allows. Raised for about a year in one 4,000L tina and 225L barrels, all used.
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The 2018 Anza wants to be a direct and pure red from Rioja Alavesa. It's from vineyards close to the Sierra Cantabria, with grapes from old vines on white soils, rich in limestone, sand and silt; there's a field blend with a base of Tempranillo but also other varieties like Graciano, Garnacha, Viura, Tinta Velasco... It fermented with indigenous yeasts in a combination of oak vats, open-top barrels and stainless steel and matured in a 4,000-liter oak foudre and some 500-liter barrels. It's only 13% alcohol and has a low pH (3.4), which indicates good freshness (the pH could be like an indicator of the quality of the acidity). There is a purity and transparency in both wines that I love, and the aromas are clean and precise, floral and delicate. The palate is juicy and graceful, like a ballerina moving slowly, with very fine tannins and that chalky sensation I associate with limestone soils. It feels easy to drink but it has complexity and is focused, and it finishes long and dry. It's truly delicious, a Rioja about finesse and with less concentration, hoping that it will age in the style of the classical wines from 60 or 70 years ago. 8,127 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2019.

October 30, 2020
Red
White
Rosé
Sparkling
Sparkling Rosé
Kosher
Organic
No Sulfites Added
Biodynamic
Sustainable
Screw
Cap
Vegan
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