WINEMAKER Michel Murua DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN DOCK to Rioja (Rioja Alavesa) ADD 2016. TYPE OF WINE Red wine PARENTING 14 months in French oak barrels VARIETALS 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano ALCOHOL 14.5% vol. VINEYARDS Very old vineyards on very poor soils This age of the vines and their location make it possible to maintain the tension and freshness of the wines, conserving natural acidity and obtaining wines with a great capacity for aging. The result is the maximum expression of terroir and with an excellent balance between factors such as minerality, fruitiness and acidity. PREPARATION NOTES Manual harvest in containers that are cooled and stored at 5ºC for 12 hours. I go through the selection table before winemaking. Prefermentative maceration prior to alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation with manual battonnage in 225 l barrels and in concrete eggs.