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Vinsacro Rioja
Bodegas Escudero
Spain - Rioja - Rioja

Selected grapes from the old "Cuesta la Reina" vineyard, belonging to the Escudero family for over four generations, on the southern slope of Mount Yerga. The calcareous clay soils are poor and stony. 

Dark cherry color. Intense and elegant sweet spices; chocolate and ripe fruit with suggestive toasty aromas from the aging in quality oak. Tasty, powerful, meaty and structured, and at the same time easy to drink, very round.

Specifications
Appellation
Rioja
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
55% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 10% Mazuelo, 10% Graciano and 5% Monastrell.
Age of vines
70 years
Agricultural Practices
Sustainable
Soil type
Calcareous clay
Vinification
Manual harvest. Must is transported in large vats via an overhead crane system to avoid damage from the pumps, creating a successful 'dump over' (rather than pump over') technique. Fermentation for 28-30 days in stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts at 30 degrees C. Daily remontage and breaking of the cap; long maceration. Aged in American oak for 16 months.
Pairings

Roast lamb or pork, game, beef steak, stewed meat, blue and aged cheese.

Reviews and News

2015 Vinsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - WA

2015 Vinsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - WA

wa90"I tasted six vintages of a red blend produced with 50% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo, and the rest Vidau (an old field blend where Garnacha dominates but there's also Tempranillo and Graciano), the youngest of which was the 2015 Vinsacro. It fermented in stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts and matured in new French (80%) and American (20%) oak barrels for 18 months, during which time the wine was racked four times. It's ripe, heady, toasty and exuberant. The palate is medium to full-bodied with dusty tannins, lacking a bit in the middle. 24,000 bottles produced. - Luis Gutiérrez"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #235, February 2018), 90 pts

Go to Vinsacro Rioja

2012 Vinsacro Rioja - 94 PTS - W&S
2012 Vinsacro Rioja - 92 PTS - VINOUS
2012 Vinsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - WINE VALUE - WA
2011 Vinsacro (formerly Valsacro) Rioja - 92 PTS - IWC
2011 Vinsacro (formerly Valsacro) Rioja - 90 PTS - WA
2010 Valsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - IWC
2005 Valsacro Rioja - Hogshead Wine Blog - **(*)
2005 Valsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - WS
2005 Valsacro Rioja - 90 PTS - WA
2005 Valsacro Rioja - 89 PTS - WE

Producer Information: Bodegas Escudero

The Escudero family has been making wine and growing grapes, for four generations, in the rugged, semi-desert foothills around Grávalos in the southwestern corner of the Rioja Baja region. Over ...
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