Villota Selvanevada Rioja Alavesa Rioja, Spain
Villota is one of the most exciting new endeavors in Rioja. The project is owned, operated, and founded by Carmen Pérez-Garrigues and her father Ricardo Pérez-Villota, the fourth and third generations respectively of the Pérez-Villota family, a line of growers and winemakers that has been rooted in Rioja Alavesa since 1930. While their current bodega was founded in 2013, the Villota-Pérez family is one of the most important in the 20th-century history of Rioja.*
Rioja Alavesa is situated north of Rioja's two other sub-zones, Rioja Alta and Rioja Oriental (formerly Baja). While its terroir is very similar to that of Rioja Alta, its higher altitude and closer proximity to the Atlantic have a more cooling effect on the grapes that enable them to achieve moderate acidity levels as well as ripe fruit flavors. Along with the region's soil, which is made up of chalky clay and limestone, these characteristics of terroir bring forth wines that are powerful yet elegant.
The 2022 Villota Selvanevada Rioja Alavesa is a blend of 75% tempranillo, 19% graciano, 3% garnacha, and 3% mazuelo sourced from the Finca San Rafael Vineyard in the Rioja Alavesa sub-zone. The wine is aged for seven months in second- and third-use 225L French oak barrels.
Press:
91 points, Jeb Dunnuck:
Rioja Alavesa is situated north of Rioja's two other sub-zones, Rioja Alta and Rioja Oriental (formerly Baja). While its terroir is very similar to that of Rioja Alta, its higher altitude and closer proximity to the Atlantic have a more cooling effect on the grapes that enable them to achieve moderate acidity levels as well as ripe fruit flavors. Along with the region's soil, which is made up of chalky clay and limestone, these characteristics of terroir bring forth wines that are powerful yet elegant.
The 2022 Villota Selvanevada Rioja Alavesa is a blend of 75% tempranillo, 19% graciano, 3% garnacha, and 3% mazuelo sourced from the Finca San Rafael Vineyard in the Rioja Alavesa sub-zone. The wine is aged for seven months in second- and third-use 225L French oak barrels.
Press:
91 points, Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2022 Selvanevada Tinto is terrific, with a ripe, medium to full-bodied, concentrated style revealing a darker core of fruits, some leafy herbs, graphite, spicy notes, solid mid-palate depth, and ripe, building tannins. A serious wine, it will evolve for a decade." (7/3/24)
91 points, James Suckling:
"Fruity nose but not yet a fruit bomb. I like the purity and the fleshy cherry core, with notes of blueberries, dark plums, and dried hibiscus. Fresh and nicely chewy with a fleshy core of mid-palate fruit. Flavorful, medium-length finish with loads of fruit." (7/24/24)
91 points, James Suckling:
"Fruity nose but not yet a fruit bomb. I like the purity and the fleshy cherry core, with notes of blueberries, dark plums, and dried hibiscus. Fresh and nicely chewy with a fleshy core of mid-palate fruit. Flavorful, medium-length finish with loads of fruit." (7/24/24)
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