Clos Ibai Rioja Tinto 2022

Clos Ibai’s delicious, vibrant Tinto marries Tempranillo (70%) and Graciano (10%) with a very healthy 20% dollop of white fruit―Garnacha Blanca, Viura and Malvasía. The fruit is sourced from Daniel Frías’s small holdings of 40-year-old vines in the Baños de Ebro and Laguardia regions of Rioja Alavesa. The plots lie at 450 metres in clay/limestone soils, and they are certified organic. The fruit was harvested by hand and fermented as whole clusters in small open fermenters. The wine was pressed and matured in a combination of steel, concrete and neutral oak for 10 months.