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Deep ruby, Rio Madre Graciano offers perfumed aromatics of violets, mulberry, and bitter chocolate. The palate is round with notes of dark olives, fresh acidity, and a long spiced finish.
Rio Madre is the result of the efforts of Jorge Ordóñez and Bodegas Ilurce to produce a 100%
Graciano wine from D.O.C. Rioja. Mostly known for its role in adding complexity to the wines of Rioja
Alta and Alavesa, Graciano is a varietal that thrives in Rioja Baja due to the hotter climate. Graciano is
a late ripening variety with a particularly long vegetative cycle, so it cannot ripen fully in Rioja Alta and
Alavesa. As a result, although most northern Rioja wineries claim their blends include Graciano from
their vineyards, most of them source their Graciano from Rioja Baja. Ordóñez discovered the quality
of vineyards and Graciano in Rioja Baja, and partnered with Bodegas Ilurce to produce a 100%
Graciano wine, which are very rare.
The winery is located in Alfaro, in the heart of Rioja Baja.
Several proprietary vineyards were planted in Alfaro, Rioja.
1997
The grapes are sorted at the winery after the harvest. Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel by indigenous yeast. The wine is transferred to first through third-use barrels for malolactic fermentation.
4 months in first through third use French oak Bordeaux and Burgundy barrels sur lie with battonage.
