Lindes de Remelluri 'Labastida'

The Remelluri estate’s origins date back to the 14th century when monks from the Toloño monastery founded a sanctuary and farm at the site. The modern winery was established in 1967 when Jaime Rodríguez Salis purchased the vineyards at the heart of the former estate. For the last several years Remelluri augmented their estate-grown grapes with those of their neighbors in the villages of Labastida and San Vicente de La Sonsierra. When acclaimed winemaker Telmo Rodríguez returned to his family estate one of his primary goals was to transition all of the estate’s flagship wines to being comprised solely of estate-grown grapes. Not one to abandon the families of growers who relied on their relationship with Remelluri, Telmo saw the opportunity to change the conversation in Rioja from one of process and aging tiers to one of place, of distinction by village. The idea was to create wines that focus on the terruños of Rioja rather than on the years spent in barrels. Meaning “borders of Remelluri,” Lindes de Remelluri are a pair of wines from the villages bordering the Remelluri estate: Labastida and San Vicente. Both wines are vinified in the exact same manner. The vines are planted on poor limestone terraces with clay-calcareous soils. The difference between the two are the higher elevation vineyards of Labastida and the vineyards of San Vicente that are closer to the Ebro river. The cooler, rockier and higher elevation sites here produce a wine that is lower in alcohol and higher in acidity and tannins than that of San Vicente.Slightly modern style. The nose is very expressive: ripe red fruit, earth & herbal/woodsy notes. The palate is quite elegant. Firm, full, well structured but more restrained with fine tannins.

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