Villota Rioja Tinto 2021 (Rioja, Spain) - [JD 94] [JS 93] [WS 90]

About the Winery:Villota is owned, operated, and founded by Carmen Pérez-Garrigues and her father Ricardo Pérez- Villota, the fourth and third generations of the Pérez-Villota family, a line of growers that have been rooted to the San Rafael estate in Laserna, Laguardia on a meander of the Ebro River since 1930. In 1973, the Villota family cofounded Viñedos del Contino, Rioja's first single estate winery with CVNE. The partnernship lasted until 2013, when the Villota family broke off, taking the historic family estate with them, and founded their own winery under the Villota brand on this historic plot of land. Technical Details: Denominacion de Origen:  D.O.Ca. Rioja Location:  Laserna, a small village located on the Ebro River in the municipality of Laguardia, in the province of Álava. Rioja Alavesa sub-zone. Varietals:  85% Tempranillo, 13% Graciano, 2% Garnacha Vineyards:  Finca San Rafael, owned and cultivated by the Villota family since the 1930’s. The vineyard is distributed o