Juan Valdelana Single Vineyard La Senda de la Traicion 2020 750ml
WINE EXPERTS
The red 2020 La Senda de la Traición is mostly Tempranillo but with sorne white Malvasía Riojana from a Viñedo Singular plot planted in the village of Laguardia in 1940 close to the alluvial part of the village with complex soils. The full clusters fermented in open-top barreis with carbonic maceration, and the wine matured in those same barreis for one year. lt has a fruit-driven nose with notes of ripe berries (it's 14.5% alcohol, like most reds here) and a soft texture with round tannins and mellow acidity. 963 bottles were filled in November 2021.
Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
WINEMAKER’S TASTING NOTES
This vineyard has the name "Senda de la Traición", due to the famous path that cross it in the past. It is a path full of stories and legends, where the people who had not fulfilled their promises or had been cheating, had to walk through publicly.
TECHNICAL CHART
Winery: Valdelana Class: Red Grape: Tempranillo, Malvasía Region: Rioja alavesa Country: Spain Packaging: Bottle
TASTE WINE
Look, Smell, Taste and Conclude
VISUAL
You can tell the age of the wine by the color in the glass, also if you look at the legs of the wine you can determine quality aspects
SMELL
When you first start smelling wine, think big to small. Are there fruits? Think of broad categories first, i.e. citrus, orchard, or tropical fruits in whites or, when tasting reds, red fruits, blue fruits, or black fruits. Getting too specific or looking for one particular note can lead to frustration
The Grape
The grape variety is very important to understand a wine.
Grape varieties are considered the most important factor in differentiating a wine
IN YOUR TONGUE
You will be able to perceive that the flavor runs throughout the mouth. You will notice how it runs along the sides, which indicates that it is a quality wine due to its structure.
