Urbina Garnacha Rioja, Bodegas Urbina

Description

Urbina Garnacha Rioja is made from 100% Garnacha (Grenache) grapes grown in the north-western part of La Rioja Alta.

Bodegas Urbina is a small, traditional and family-owned Rioja wine estate. This single estate is located in Cuzcurrita de Rio Tiron on the north-western boundary of DOC Rioja. Urbina has 75 hectares of vineyards at two main vineyard sites – the first site is at Cuzcurrita de Rio Turon, an area well-known for producing Riojas capable of ageing for many years ideal for Gran Reservas. The other vineyards are located at Uruñuela, in the heart of the Rioja DOC, which consistently produces wines of great quality and body. For four generations, the Urbina family had dedicated themselves to producing Rioja wines and, following in his father’s footsteps, Pedro Urbina is the current wine-maker. In 1976 the family took the decision to bottle and age all the wine made themselves, rather than selling grapes to other wine producers, and the single estate Bodegas Urbina was created.

Urbina Garnacha Rioja is made from grapes sourced from vineyard with 50/50 clay-limestone and sandy-limestone type soils and, on average, the vines are all over 20 years old. The grapes are destemmed prior to 10 days carbonic maceration at 20 degrees C followed by alcoholic fermentation. Urbina Garnacha Rioja is clarified with egg whites.