Viña Arnáiz Crianza

Tasting notes

Viña Arnáiz Crianza is an attractive wine with sweet red color with high intensity, very good coat and beautiful violet rim with evocative aromas, with hints of berries, red and black, with a background of vanilla, with sweet notes, from good wood.

Mature in mouth, full of nuances with an intense palate. its aftertaste show the richness of ripe tannins which leave a long elegant aftertaste.

Fermenting process

During the pruning plots are selected the parcels whose fruit will take part in the Coupage of the wine. After the careful treatment of the vineyard throughout the year, it is fixed the date of the harvest when the grapes have reached the optimum grade of maturity in each parcel, and it proceed to pick them up manually. Once the grapes have arrived in the winery was milled and passed to the maceration tank, in which continues until reaching the desire balanced in the composition of wine. It proceed to decant by gravity without mechanical action and the obtain win, after the first racked, it makes the malolactic fermentation.

The barreling time of this Reserva Viña Arnáiz takes place in new French barrels during 425 days, during which it made 3 racking that help it to oxygenate the wine. After this period, wine will remain in the bottle during a year to complete its barreling period.

Servicing recommendations

We recommend uncorking this Crianza Ribera del Duero Viña Arnaiz before tasting or poured it into a decanter to fully appreciate all its virtues and serve between 16º and 18ºC.

Pairing

Viña Arnaiz Crianza is a highly recommend wine for fine meats, cheeses and small games.