Rioja 'Dolmen Viejo' Dominio del Carabo 2019
Rioja 'Dolmen Viejo' Dominio del Carabo is a Spanish red wine made from Grenacha, produced in Rioja. It ages with time and patience in French barriques, acquiring body, depth and an intense and complex aromatic bouquet, where the typical notes of berries and cherries are accompanied by warm hints of tobacco, leather, vanilla and spices. It can rest a few years in the cellar, to give full expression to its great softness
The Rioja “Dolmen Viejo”, produced by the Spanish winery Dominio del Cárabo, is the most identity-driven wine that best represents the work of the winery, aimed at enhancing the qualities of the indigenous grape variety Garnacha in purity. It is a label that manages to combine the quest to preserve a fragrant fruit with the classic and elegant profile of the great wines of the Rioja region. The pleasantly fruity notes are enriched by slight hints of tertiary evolution, which enhance its aromatic palette without distorting it. A great red absolutely to try.
The red Rioja “Dolmen Viejo” originates from a estate located in the territory of the Sierra de Cantabria. Dominio del Cárabo is a young reality in Rioja that has innovated the typical character of the wines of the area, focusing mainly on enhancing the great quality of the grapes. To achieve this goal, it has decided to apply a less invasive winemaking and especially aging process, with a more contained and calibrated use of wood.more content and calibrated. The Garnacha vines are about 45 years old and are located in the Rioja Alta area in San Vicente de la Sonsierra at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level. At the end of the harvest, the grapes are sent for fermentation in cement tanks, with classic skin maceration. The wine matures for 20 months in 500-liter French oak tonneaux and completes its aging with 4 months in bottle before being released to the market.
The red Rioja "Dolmen Viejo" from Dominio del Cárabo is a great Spanish wine that every enthusiast should taste to understand the authentic face of Garnacha and the terroir of the Rioja region. In the glass, it presents a deep ruby red color and on the nose offers rich and intense aromas reminiscent of blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry, the softness of sweet spices, floral hints of iris, the fragrance of medicinal herbs, and balsamic notes. Full-bodied, it has a fine and mature tannic structure and a good complexity and expressive depth, which unfolds harmoniously towards a fresh and very persistent finish.