Description
Vinsacro means ‘sacred wine’. Dioro is a blend of grapes from 100+ year old “vidau” vineyards, where mixed varieties were planted together in the same plot, aged in the best French & American oak barrels. This ‘high expression Rioja’ is produced in Rioja Baja, on the edge of the Navarra D.O.
Dark ruby color. Aromas of cherry, currant, vanilla bean and hint of tar. Full-bodied with flavors of cherries, cocoa and oak. A touch of sweetness on entry; soft & well-integrated tannins.
“The top of the range is the 2015 Vinsacro Dioro, a wine that is only produced in excellent vintages. It’s a blend of 40% Vidau (the old field blend) plus 45% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo, from a slope in the south of the Monte Yerga called Cuesta la Reina, from a big, 120-hectare plot that has been with the Escudero family for generations. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel with a long maceration. It matured in new French (70%) and American oak barrels for 18 months. It’s still very young and a little shy, with a reticent nose where the lactic and spicy aromas are intermixed with earthy and dark fruit aromas. The palate is full-bodied but perfectly balanced, compact, powerful and serious, with abundant tannins, extract and clout. This should develop nicely in bottle, given its stuffing and balance. An excellent, modern version of a classical Rioja. 20,000 bottles were filled in June 2017. – Luis Gutierrez”
– Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (Issue #235, February 2018), 92 pts
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