Rioja 'El Marujo' Crianza Organico Señorio De Librares 2021

The organic Rioja Crianza 'El Marujo' by the family-run winery Señorio de Librares is a pure Tempranillo with a soft and juicy taste, produced from organically grown grapes. Established as the flagship grape variety of the Rioja wine region, sometimes used in blends with other varieties and other times, as in this case, vinified as a single varietal, Tempranillo seems to be native to the region and the adjacent area of Navarra. In general, Tempranillo wines are known for their elegant softness, often enhanced by aging in wood, a container that highlights and complements their qualities.

'El Marujo' Señorio de Librares Organic Rioja Crianza is made solely from Tempranillo grapes cultivated under certified organic farming practices in the Rioja area. After harvest, the grapes are transferred to the winery for red vinification, with 10-15 days of spontaneous alcoholic fermentation carried out by indigenous yeasts at controlled temperatures. After the primary fermentation, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in cement tanks and is then aged in fine-grained French oak barrels for 12 months before final bottling.

The Rioja Crianza 'El Marujo' Organic from Señorio de Librares is an intense garnet red color. The aromatic spectrum opens with sensations of ripe red and black fruits, soon joined by more complex notes of spices, tobacco, and leather, along with toasty hints from the oak aging. The richness and soft, rounded body on the palate are well-balanced by a lovely freshness and a enveloping tannic structure, elements that accompany the persistent finish with perceptions of ripe fruit and sweet spices.