Bodega Cepa 21 Hito Ribera del Duero 2014

Jose Moro_ Winemaker at Cepa 21 Winery

Bodegas Cepa 21 Bodegas Cepa 21 is the new ambitious project headed by the Moro family, the owners of Bodegas Emilio Moro, one of the most emblematic wineries in the Ribera del Duero. The aim of this project has been to build a modern, functional, minimalist new winery drawing on the savoir faire acquired over the years by several generations of the Moro family in the making of modern-style wines. The winery, which nestles in the middle of fifty hectares (around 124 acres) of its own Tinto Fino vines (the purest Tempranillo clone), is modern and equipped to bring out the very best of one of the finest varietals in the world. This new wine, Cepa 21, is aimed at consumers who have the expertise and open-mindedness to discover new tasting characteristics and who also appreciate the subtlety and elegance of a wine that is soft and sweet on the palate with bold aromatics.

Bodega Cepa 21 Hito Ribera del Duero 2014   The 2014 Hito is an affordable young Tempranillo aged in barrels for eight months. Here they search for the expression of the fruit, a Tempranillo from a cool, high altitude zone of Ribera del Duero. The nose is quite showy and perfumed, mixing notes of violets and cherries with some roasted undertones, spicy, a little herbal, developing aromas of ash and incense with time. It's medium-bodied with a soft texture, and tender with polished tannins and moderate acidity, velvety, easy to drink. A benchmark Ribera at a very attractive price. 300,000 bottles produced. 89 Points eRobertparker.com #221

Cune Rioja Crianza 2012

Cune WInery Circa 1879

Cune Winery The history of the company begins in the winery located in Haro in the neighborhood of the railway station "barrio de la estacion " which dates back to 1879. Close to the railway tracks which during a time drove into the cellar to easily transport easily the wine in oak barrels and then in bottles.   2013 - Cune Crianza obtained the double Environmental Footprint To measure the actual impact of CO2 and water consumption when producing wine, the winery has calculated the carbon footprint and the water footprint of its Cune Crianza. CVNE is the first winery in Spain to be recognized with a double environmental footprint.

Cune Rioja Crianza 2012   A wine that is extremely popular in Spain is the 2012 Cune Crianza, the usual Tempranillo-based blend with 15% Garnacha Tinta and Mazuelo matured in oak barrels for one year. The nose starts with notes of creamy oak that soon give way to aromas of ripe berries,blackcurrants and plums that are quite spicy and showy (revealing hints from both American and French oak) with a fresh, herbal, raspberry leaf touch. The palate is light to medium-bodied, polished and soft, with unnoticeable tannins and very well-integrated oak. It is easy to drink and to understand by the wide audience. A very good commercial Rioja, it is approachable now, but will also keep. This is bottled in different lots as the market requires, and was about to be bottled when I tasted it. A whopping 4.5 million bottles of this wine are produced.here is so much to like in this distinguished Rosso from La Poderina. 88-90 Points eRobertParker.com #218