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Acentor Garnacha Rioja

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Winery

ISAAC FERNANDEZ SELECCION

Appellation

Rioja D.O.Ca.

Grape(s)

100% Garnacha

Altitude/Soil

650 m. limestone - ferrous soil with a lot of stones in the surface

Farming Methods

Sustainable methods, including Integrated Pest Management

Harvest

Hand harvested into small boxes

Production

Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks and Malo 50% in French oak

Aging

Aged for 10 months in used French oak barrels

Suggested Retail Price

$20

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Acentor Garnacha Rioja 2020

90 (WE) 89 (VfC) 88 (WS)

Score	Publication	Review	Copy
90	Wine Enthusiast	This bright-ruby-colored wine offers aromas of raspberry and mocha. Feathery tannins are woven around pomegranate, cherry, orange zest, caramel and baking-spice flavors that endure into a bright fruit-filled finish. Best Buy. Mike DeSimone - Issue August - September 2024
89	View from the Cellar	The 2020 Garnacha bottling of Rioja from Acentor is made entirely from this varietal, with half of the cuvée undergoing malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels. The wine is then aged for ten months in older casks and then given a year’s worth of bottle aging in the cellars prior to release. The 2020 version comes in at 14.5 percent alcohol and delivers a lovely nose of red and black raspberries, fruitcake, Rioja spice tones, stony soil, a touch of garrigue and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is bright, ripe and full-bodied, with good soil signature, ripe tannins, good focus and just a wisp of backend heat perking up the long, chewy and nascently complex finish. This has a lot of personality for its price point (under twenty dollars in the US), but will need some time in the cellar to soften up before it starts to drink with generosity. It will be a tasty bottle once the tannins fade a bit. 2030-2060. John Gilman - Issue #103 January/February 2023.
88	Wine Spectator	Fresh and balanced, this light- to medium-bodied red knits light, chalky tannins with cherry, plum, floral and herb flavors. An appealing sipper on its own or with light fare. Drink now. 450 cases made, 450 cases imported. Alison Napjus – Issue Dec. 15, 2023

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