Descripción

Viña Cubillo procede de una finca llamada Viña Cubillas, adquirida al igual que el resto de viñedos de la casa por el bisabuelo de los López de Heredia. Esta finca entrega vinos excepcionales que se comercializan todos los años como crianzas, pero que por las excelentes condiciones de calidad de los suelos podrían ser destinados perfectamente a vinos calificados como Gran Reserva.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
López de Heredia
Tipo
Tinto Crianza
Añada
2016
Grado
13.0% vol.
Producción
92.000 botellas
Variedad
65% Tempranillo, 25% Garnacha, 10% Mazuelo, Graciano
Origen
Rioja

Cata

Vista
Color rubí brillante.
Nariz
Fresca, persistente y con notas de regaliz.
Boca
Fina, fresca y persistente.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.
Maridaje
Ideal con legumbres y tapas de todo tipo.

Viñedo y elaboración

Descripción
Viñedos situados a 465 metros de altitud sobre el nivel del mar.
Edad
40 años.
Suelo
El terreno es de la era terciaria y de naturaleza arcillo-calcárea.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.
Envejecimiento
Crianza en barrica durante 3 años, sometido a dos trasiegos por año.
Embotellado
Clarificado con claras de huevo. Embotellado sin filtrar.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2016 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza was surprising, spectacular, elegant, clean and fresh like few vintages before. It was a superb year, with quality, quantity and freshness. It's quite the opposite from the previous 2015, which was a much warmer and riper year. The 2016s have moderate alcohol and especially the perception of less ripeness (even though the alcohol is very similar). It feels very young, still quite primary. Mercedes explained, "Cubillas, a 24-hectare plot, is a vineyard that could produce Gran Reserva wines. It's a very good vineyard, but we would miss the Crianza in our range". In fact, the comment was that this vintage is even a challenge for the Viña Tondonia red "because of its price." It is indeed a bargain. "But it doesn't have the finesse of Tondonia," concluded María José. Anyway, it's super tasty. 92,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2022.

Tim Atkin:

"It could be a Gran Reserva," says María José López de Heredia of a wine that is always sold as a Crianza, partly for historic reasons. Picked late in a cooler vintage, it partners Tempranillo with 20% Garnacha, and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo. Earthy, stemmy yet refreshing, it has negligible oak, racy redcurrant and pomegranate fruit and savoury tannins. 2024-29

James Suckling:

Savory berries with aromas of white pepper, blood orange peel, preserved plums, iron and a touch of dust. Still pretty structured and intense, with a medium to full body, but juicy and long. Drink or hold. - Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor.