Gomez Cruzado Rioja Crianza

A blend of 80% Tempranillo from vineyards in the foothills of the Cantabria range and in the low course of the Najerilla river (Uruñuela, Torremontalbo) and 20% Garnacha from the high Najerilla (Badarán). Soils in these sites are alluvial, sandstone-clay and ferrous-clay. Maceration occurs over 3 days under controlled temperatures, followed by fermentation in cone shaped temperature controlled stainless steel vats.The wine is the aged 12 months in mostly new American oak barriques.