Finca Nueva 2014 Rioja Reserva

Founded in 2004 by famed winemaker Miguel Ángel de Gregorio in the heart of Rioja Alta, Finca Nueva leads the new wave of Rioja wines that adhere to Rioja’s traditional aging and classification system, but are more fresh, fun and enjoyable on the palate than their conventional old-world counterparts. The wines are produced by famed vintner Miguel Angel de Gregorio, one of Europe’s most celebrated winemakers, who routinely garners high honors for the wines he makes at his newest estate, or “Finca Nueva”.

100% Tempranillo grapes are hand-picked de-stemmed and manually sorted before being placed in stainless steel tanks for a cold maceration over 6 days. After this time, fermentation with native yeasts occurs in stainless steel tanks with daily manual pump-overs take place three times a day, for a total skin maceration of 16 days. The wine is aged for 24 months in French and American oak barrels, which are racked every 4 months. After oak aging, the wine is left un-fined before it is aged extensively in bottle. While a “Reserva” must only be aged for 3 years, winemaker Miguel Ángel prefers to age his wines several years longer, making them soft on the palate and ready to consume upon release.

James Suckling scored this 93 points saying "Lots of ripe-fruit, coffee, bark and forest-flower character here. The palate is full and nicely polished with plenty of fruit, yet tied up with fine tannins. Solid. Drink or hold."