Bozeto de Exopto Rioja 2021
€18.25 €14.60
Description
Our top selling red over the last 5 years is a fusion of La Rioja’s three predominant grapes, aged in used oak for around 4 months to produce a young and fresh roble with an explosion of fruity aromas and a silky, creamy texture.
A deep red colour, dense and bright in appearance, there are pronounced aromas of cherry and strawberry, with mineral and floral notes. A luscious palate of strawberry and cranberry flavours supply a sweetness that contrasts with the pleasant acidity, the finish soft, elegant and long.
- Features
- Producer
- Awards
- Fruity, ripe, smooth
- 750ml
- 14.5% Alcohol
- Cork
- Category:
- Red Wine, Wine
- Region:
- Rioja, Spain
- Cultivation:
- Vegan Wine
- Grape:
- Graciano, Grenache, Tempranillo
- Producer:
- Bodegas Exopto
- 91 Points
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (2019)
- 92 Points
- Tim Atkin's Rioja 2019 Special Report (2017)
Reviews
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JancisRobinson.com
"Expressive, wild black fruits, touch of sweet spices... super pleasant."
The Wine Advocate
"Sensational, singular Rioja from an organic vineyard that was planted in 1980... offers up a beautiful black cherry and blackcurrant fruit intermixed with strawberry jam, cedarwood and graphite. Superb, opulent, luscious, fruit-forward red."
The Wine Advocate
Luis Gutiérrez
The fresh and fruit-driven 2016 Bozeto de Exopto is a blend of 50% Garnacha, 40% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano, to provide acidity and freshness. The different grapes were aged separately for seven months, the Garnacha in concrete, some Tempranillo in oak vats and the remaining Tempranillo and Graciano in well-seasoned, neutral barriques. It's a fruit-driven, slightly grapey red, and this cuvée, with its high percentage of juicy, round and ripe Garnacha, has more of a Mediterranean character. Precise and clean. 90 points.
