Casa La Rad Malvasía

Edición Especial

2022 Vintage

Winery:

Bodegas Casa La Rad, S.L.

Estate:

Casa La Rad, Valle de Ocón, Rioja Oriental, Parcel 12

Denominación de origen:

Rioja DOCa

Grape varieties:

100% Malvasía

Barrel aging:

8 to 10 months in semi-new 500-liter French and American oak barriques.

Vineyard altitudes:

546 meters (1,800 feet)

Average age of vines:

49 years

Soil composition:

Parcel 12 is part of the “Presas Bajas” area of our estate. It features limestone soil typical of the area, with ample rock deposits from the degradation of the C horizon minerals, in a shallow, very poor soil, giving special nuances to the grape.

Ferrous elements rich in this terroir combine with limestone, clay and generally rocky soil due to degradation of the bedrock matrix. The vineyard has vegetative ground cover.

Harvest:

First week of October

Vinification and aging:

Grape bunches were harvested by hand and selected in the vineyard. They were then transported to the winery in small-capacity trailers, de-stemmed and maverated with the skins (a traditional technique in Rioja). The must is bled after 24 hours.

Fermentation with selected yeasts in 50% new / 50% semi new 500-liter oak barrels at a temperature of 18ºC. This wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation.

The wine was then aged 8 to 10 months in semi-new 500-liter oak barrels to increase body and complexity.

Tasting notes:

Appearance: beautiful golden color. Clean and transparent.

Bouquet: intense aromas of white flowers and honey are prominent, although other aromas such as grapefruit, pineapple and Paraguayo peach also emerge, all combined with toasted and smoky notes from time in the barrel.

Palate: silky mouthfeel with certain sweet notes that give volume and structure, although with an easy and long evolution on the palate. In the aftertaste, smoky and toasted notes reappear, together with floral and mineral hints.

Alcohol:

13.5%

Total Acidity (TA):

5.3 grams / liter

Production:

2,665 bottles