Lindes de Remelluri "Viñedos del Marques de Legarda en Ábalos" Rioja '20

"Ábalos is a municipality in the autonomous region of La Rioja, on the left bank of the river Ebro, 15 km from Haro. It is bounded on the north by the Sierra de Toloño mountains, on the south by San Asensio and Baños de Ebro, on the east by Samaniego and Villabuena de Álava, and to the west by San Vicente de la Sonsierra. This region has considerable elevation change from north to south, with the Toloño mountain range at over 1000m, descending to 500m in the Ebro Valley. Ábalos and San Vicente are the only towns in La Rioja on the left bank of the Ebro River in the Rioja Alta subzone. However, they have more in common in style, geography, and geologic composition with Rioja Alavesa. The village is one of the most beautiful and distinctive villages of Rioja.

Viñedos de Ábalos comprises 3ha of vineyards located in a distinct mountain landscape with a huge, sweeping valley between the vineyards of Remelluri and Ostatu, owned by the Marqués de Legarda and his Bodegas de la Real Divisa. The specific vineyards were selected by Telmo Rodríguez, referring to them as 'the cherry on the cake.'"

"The serious and austere new 2020 Lindes de Remelluri Viñedos de Ábalos was produced with grapes on marl and limestone from the Marqués de Legarda, who is mentioned on the label. It's a blend of 73% Tempranillo, 17% Graciano, 6% Garnacha and 4% other varieties, presented in a straight Bordeaux bottle. It reflects more the character of Haro than the Rioja Alavesa, wines with more Graciano. It's medium to full-bodied with 14.17% alcohol and has fine-grained, chalky tannins. 13,205 bottles were filled in May 2022. 93+ Points, Luís Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate"