Compañon Arrieta, Rioja Alavesa Herrigoia Tinto

Producer: Companon ArrietaCountry: SpainRegion: RiojaGrapes: Tempranillo, Viura, Malvasia A lighter, younger style Riojo make with 85% Tempranillo and 15% the white-berried varieties, Viura and Malvasia. Fermented with carbonic maceration. Organic farming, minimal intervention in the winemaking. 👁 ruby red 👃🏾 cherry, strawberry and rose water 👅 earthy and spicy Rioja with a rustic flavour; silky tannins and an elegant finish of litchi, hibiscus, and nutmeg Companon Arrieta DescriptionTheir estate is made up of 4 ha spread across 17 mini parcels, all of which bush pruned vines averaging 50 years of age under organic certification. These vineyards have been in their family for three generations but it wasn’t until 1982 that they built their bodega and started making wine. Unfortunately they weren’t bottling it, but selling it in bulk to some of the bigger houses like CVNE, El Coto, Marqués de Riscal, etc. In 2010, with Gorka and Itxaso at the helm, they started bottling their own wines