Bodegas Arzuaga La Planta Tinto

Dark cherry in colour with cardinal rims with violet reflections that denote the youth. The bouquet is predominance of fresh fruit, blueberries, currants, raspberry. Typical undergrowth, assembled with touches of caramel and roasted beans that gives us the small passage through the wood. Great harmony on the palate with structure, honeyed and savoury, but that always dazzles with the softness and freshness on the finish.

The Arzuaga winery is in Valladolid, in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin. The wines come from La Planta, an estate belonging to the Arzuaga family in Quintanilla de Onésimo, in the province of Valladolid. This is an excellent location for vine-growing. There can be no doubt that Arzuaga wines are made based on three premises: the soil, the climate and the orientation of the vineyards. The local flora and fauna coexist perfectly with the vines in La Planta. The flora includes pines, holm oaks and savin juniper, and, among the animals are wild boars and red deer. This coexistence clearly shows the love the Arzuaga family feels for the natural world. The estate covers 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) in a wonderful location in the heart of the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin area: its Golden Mile. It was at the beginning of the 1990s when, after buying La Planta estate, Florentino Arzuaga began planting vines, building the winery and, of course, making wine...