Seleccion Especial

Marqués de Arviza · Rioja, Spain

Marqués De Arviza Seleccion Especial displays delicate aromas of black fruits like blackberry and plum, with a spicy finish. It is a structured wine, full-bodied, with round velvety tannins.

Farming
Organic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
Tempranillo

Age of Vinyard
Planted in 1995

Vessel
Oak barrel aging for 14 months and
concrete aging for 6 months

Vinyard Yield
45 hl/ha

Soil Type
Red clay soil well drained with calcareus areas

Annual Production
30,000 bottles

Vinification
Pre-fermentation cold maceration to enhance aromatic and color extraction. Then the alcoholic fermentation takes place, a very slow process, in concrete tanks at low temperatures (about 26°C). The malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels of French and American oak.