2017 Bodega Akutain Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain Zarate with occasional punchdowns and with

with occasional punchdowns and with each parcel vinified separately

Fuller-bodied musts are chosen for Oloroso

The clusters are pressed and the wine finishes with a non-carbonic

South Africa

This cask was a "bota punta "– the cask at the end of the bottom row of barrels in a solera

2017 Bodega Akutain Reserva Rioja DOCa, Spain Zarate with occasional punchdowns and withThe Akutain Reserva is comprised of mostly Tempranillo with Garnacha. It was fermented with native yeasts in fiberglass vats, and raised in older American oak for 2 years and 10 months, with additional year in the bottle before release. A throwback to Rioja's past. Importer's note