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Corral Rioja Gran Reserva 1976

€66.00

Description

To celebrate the upcoming 50 years of the ‘new’ Don Jacobo winery in Navarrete, the Corral family have released four rare vintages from the 1970s, Gran Reserva wines that have lain untouched for decades in the winery cellars since bottling. Made traditionally and evocative of a different era, these fully mature wines defy their age and show great charm and character, each bottle being a piece of living history.

This is a rare opportunity to own bottles of long aged Rioja and the perfect gift for anyone turning 50 in the next few years.

This 1976 vintage is the second Gran Reserva to be made by the Corral family at their new winery in Navarrete village, completed in 1974 and named ‘Don Jacobo’ in honour of its position on the famous pilgrimage route the ‘Ruta Jacobea’ (‘Way of St. James’) or Camino de Santiago. Aged for at least 36 months in oak before bottling. A traditional blend of Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan).

In presentation wooden gift box.

Historical background
In the USA the company Apple Computer was founded. In music, Sweden’s leading corporation is ABBA and in Ireland a new rock band emerges called U2. Canada hosts the summer Olympics.

Tasting notes
Brick red with ruby glints. A complex nose of autumn leaves and tobacco mixed with faint hints of dried herbs. A good structure is maintained with a savoury dry mouth feel. A rare, delicate Rioja.

Rating
Officially rated by the Consejo Regulador Rioja as ‘Good’. Decanter magazine states ‘Some producers found this a mixed vintage with 7% of production making it to Gran Reserva others such as Corral, Contino and Lopez Heredia did better’ with 15% of wine worthy of Gran Reserva ageing.

Service and food pairing
Allow the wine to stand upright for several hours. Carefully open at time of serving it is better not to decant Rioja of this age. Pour carefully as the bottle will contain sediments. Serve with roast lamb or stewed chorizo and octopus.

  • Features
  • Producer
  • Aged, savoury, complex
  • 750ml
  • 13% Alcohol
  • Cork under wax seal
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Producer: Bodegas Corral (Don Jacobo)

Bodegas Corral was established in 1898 and remains in the Corral family hands to this day. The Don Jacobo brand that adorns most of winery's labels is named after the pilgrimage Way of St. James, or Camino de Santiago, with Corral the only winery in Rioja to sit right on the world heritage route.

Corral were early adopters to organic growing and, despite their modest size compared to some of the huge commercial producers in the region, have one of the largest holdings of organic vineyards in Rioja. By 2023 the entire vineyard holdings will be certified organic and all wines are already vegan certified. The philosophy is to sacrifice volume for quality and environmental harmony, to future proof the winery and vineyards, and make sure that the next generation of the family inherit something very special.

Vineyard plantings include indigenous varietals Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Viura, with increasing focus on rarer varietals such as Tempranillo Blanco, Graciano, Maturana Tinta and Blanco, and Garnacha Blanca.

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