World-class Riojas – Bodegas Exopto, El Espinal de Exopto Genérico 2017

Bodegas Exopto, El Espinal de Exopto Genérico 2017

The second vintage of this brilliant Maturana is every bit as good as the first. Made with grapes from Miguel Ángel Mato’s isolated parcel at 650m in San Vicente, this was picked on 20 October and has fine tannins and flavours of leaf, graphite and black cherry, as well as a wonderful fragrance and clove spice.

Score

96
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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Maturana Tinta (100%)

Alcohol

14%

Bottle size

750ml

Drink dates

2022 - 2027

Origin

Country

Spain

Region

Rioja

Tasting Information

Blind

No

Tasted by

Tim Atkin MW

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