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Bodegas Exopto Rioja Bozeto de Exopto 2023

$27.99

SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. Bright, high toned, juicy tempranillo and grenache blend.

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Description

Bodegas Exopto is one of the new wave of modern winegrowers and quality wine makers in Rioja – Outstanding, well tended, cool vineyards on rocky soils, very old vines and low yields (the total opposite to the trend of mass produced, American oaked wine of the region).

Passionate artisan winemaker, Tom Puyaubert (in fact a Frenchman who married an Espanola!) is fanatical in his focus on their vineyard: 50-100 year old Tempranillo and 70 year old Garnacha vineyard located in Rioja Alavesa (600 metres altitude and the coolest in Rioja).  He uses French oak and is producing small quantities of top quality vino (3000 cases – miniscule production for Rioja).  Robert Parker’s right hand man, Jay Millar from Wine Advocate is a fan: “Exopto Cellars three new releases are all outstanding”.  No doubt about it Exopto is a Riojan star in the making!

Bozeto means ‘sketch’ or ‘outline’; as the name implies, this is Tom Puyaubert’s entry-level wine. This pan-regional expression of Rioja’s three principal grape varieties is conceived as a lively, easy-drinking introduction to the range. While most entry-level wines from this region today are based on Tempranillo (a variety both easier and more profitable to grow), Garnacha represents 60% of the blend. This Garnacha hails from the sandy, river-stone terroir of El Agudo—a 60-year-old plot at Alfaro on Monte Yerga (in Rioja Oriental). The Tempranillo is drawn from a selection of mature vines in Ábalos (high-county Rioja Alta), and some Ábalos Graciano adds freshness and finesse.

The wine ferments in a combination of concrete and steel tank, then ages for six months in concrete and 5,000-litre oak vats. These days, Tom includes a measure of semi-carbonic maceration for extra buoyancy. 2023 is another smashing release for this juicy bargain. Wonderfully aromatic, it opens with perfume of brambly red floral overtones that lead to a round, flowing palate with flavours of raspberry and red cherry wrapped around sleek tannin and vibrant acidity before a moreish, sappy, spicy finish.

RRP: $35  Our Special Price $27.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine

Additional information

Producer

Exopto

Variety

Grenache and Blends, Tempranillo

Region or Country

Rioja, Spain

Vintage

2023

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