2017 Bodega Akutain Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain Zarate The clusters are pressed and

The clusters are pressed and the wine finishes with a non-carbonic

tronconic oak cask then moved to arge

This cask was a "bota punta "– the cask at the end of the bottom row of barrels in a solera

On the palate this is outrageously mineral – it has the signature firmness and rigidity of limestone

It is fermented and aged “sur lies” for about two years in small horizontal tanks

2017 Bodega Akutain Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain Zarate The clusters are pressed andThe Akutain Reserva is comprised of mostly Tempranillo with Garnacha. It was fermented with native yeasts in fiberglass vats, and raised in older American oak for 2 years and 10 months, with additional year in the bottle before release. A throwback to Rioja's past. Importer's note