Ahari 2022
34.93₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Ahari is an update on the traditional carbonic maceration reds from the zone, produced with 70% Tempranillo, 20% Graciano and 10% Viura. It feels ripe and primary but serious and complex. It fermented in a 6,500-liter oak vat where it matured for 10 months. The palate is juicy and the tannins are fine. It finishes dry and tasty. 6,800 bottles were filled in September 2023.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
14.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in foudres and ceramic eggs. Aged for 13 months in French oak foudres.
Description
Ahari is a crianza red wine made from Tempranillo, Graciano and Viura grapes by Oxer Bastegieta under the denomination of La Rioja.
The grapes come from old vineyards located in Laguardia, Leza, Lavaridas and Elvillar, situated at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level on a soil with a background consisting of sand and a lot of quartz.
Winemaking
The grapes are harvested by hand selecting the best grapes from the centenary vineyard of the property. In the winery, alcoholic fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts in foudres and subsequent ageing in used French oak barrels.
Malolactic fermentation and ageing takes place in French oak barrels where it ages for 12 months.
Taste
Ahari is a very expressive red wine with fruity aromas and well-integrated oak. On the palate, it has a pleasantly fresh acidity and polished tannins.
A powerful and structured wine
Ahari is a wine made with the minimum intervention in the cellar, with the aim that the wine faithfully expresses the terroir.
The label of this beautiful red wine presents, in a nod to Picasso's style in Guernica, the elf "Ahari" from Basque mythology, who went out at night to scare people for fun.
In the gastronomic field, this wine is particularly recommended as a gift and as an accompaniment to red meat and game.
And you, have you tried this magnificent wine? Tell us what you think!
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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