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Carravacas de Primicia Rosado 2016

Rioja DOCa

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  • 89pts, Tim Atkin Report, 2018

Founded 30 years ago, Bodegas Primicia has received many top awards, including Best Rioja Reserva 2017 (Mundus Vini) and Grand Prix d'Honneur (Bordeaux), plus Parker Points. This rosado has Tempranillo’s pretty berry character and freshness too.

Founded 30 years ago, Bodegas Primicia has received many top awards, including Best Rioja Reserva 2017 (Mundus Vini) and Grand Prix d'Honneur (Bordeaux), plus Parker Points. This rosado has Tempranillo’s pretty berry character and freshness too.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Smooth yet fresh and fragrant with tangy strawberry fruit

Aroma

Fruity, floral and fresh. Intense notes of strawberry and raspberry

Carravacas de Primicia Rosado 2016

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  • 13.5% ABV
  • 10.13 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 30 June, 2019
  • Vegan

We tend to think of Rioja as red and perhaps white, but rarely associate the region with rosé. However, Rioja’s modern pinks are among its most delicious wines. This is one from a winery founded in 1985 by the Madrid brothers. Soon after, the cellar celebrated the first of many accolades, winning the ‘Grand Prix d’Honneur’ in Bordeaux and again in 2016. Winemaker Fernando Domingo (who trained under the great oenologist Don Manuel Ruiz Hernández) used pure Tempranillo for this rosado. The delicate colour is achieved by a short maceration of the juice with the skins. Cool fermented, the wine is fruity, floral and fresh with good intensity and summer berry fruit. Delicious with all sorts of seafood and especially appetising on its own.

"Wow. This is something else really refreshing quite crisp and really classy. 5 Stars" Online Review
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